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Michael Chertoff, Tapped for Biden’s ‘Disinformation Board,’ Dismissed Hunter Biden Laptop Story

Michael Chertoff, Tapped for Biden’s ‘Disinformation Board,’ Dismissed Hunter Biden Laptop Story
Former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff testifies during a special Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing in New York City on Sept. 9, 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
5/20/2022|Updated: 5/20/2022

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) announcement that its newly formed Disinformation Governance Board would be reviewed by two individuals has raised eyebrows, as one member has a history of pushing misinformation himself.

To help instill “trust in our work,” the DHS has asked former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick and former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff to lead a “thorough review and assessment” of the disinformation board, the DHS said in a statement posted to its Twitter account on May 18.
Naveen Athrappully
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