When it was revealed that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was setting up the “Disinformation Governance Board” to monitor and deal with “misinformation,” many likened it to the “Ministry of Truth” from the George Orwell classic novel “1984.” The backlash rippled through the halls of Congress and the media, causing DHS to scrap the program, but not before Gun Owners of America (GOA) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to determine what DHS was monitoring.
DHS’s mission is to protect the homeland, but according to uncovered documents, the Disinformation Governance Board was tracking the “Freedom Convoy” in Canada. The “Freedom Convoy” was a group of truckers protesting authoritarian rules the Canadian government put in place, using COVID as an excuse. The truckers had their bank account seized, and those who donated to the truckers faced the wrath of Justin Trudeau and his left-wing administration.
Not only was DHS monitoring an international protest happening in another country, but it also talked about ways to engage with Meta (Facebook and Instagram) and Twitter (now X) to share information about the “Freedom Convoy,” including alleged terms of service (ToS) violations. The idea of working with the social media tech giants to censor the “Freedom Convoy” was in response to an article highlighting Meta deplatforming the truckers. It seems like DHS was on board with helping the efforts to censor the truckers.
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