DHS Chief: National Lockdown Reports are ‘False’ and Possibly Stemmed from Russia

Chad Wolf said on March 22 that disinformation suggesting there could be a national shutdown could have stemmed from Russia or other cyber actors.

Department of Homeland Security official Chad Wolf speaks in Washington on Oct. 29, 2019. Alex Brandon/AP Photo

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said on March 22 that disinformation suggesting there could be a national shutdown could have stemmed from Russia or other cyber actors.

Wolf said on Sunday that the reports were false and that circulating text messages that say “we’re going to have a national lockdown or a national quarantine” are part of a ”disinformation campaign.”