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The [[Associated Press]] noted that the "little credible information about the new Disinformation Governance Board" made it "an instant target for criticism", leading to a "bungled rollout" and "rocky start" for the board.<ref name="Seitz_Merchant_5/4/2022" /> [[Taylor Lorenz]], writing for ''[[The Washington Post]]'', described the board as falling victim to "a textbook disinformation campaign" about their mission, to which it failed to respond adequately.<ref name="dgb-pause"/> ''[[The American Conservative]]'' called the board "a cautionary note on how dangerously out of touch Washington is."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hirschauer |first=John |date=2022-07-09 |title=They Don't Trust Us; We Don't Trust Them |url=https://www.theamericanconservative.com/they-dont-trust-us-we-dont-trust-them/ |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=[[The American Conservative]] |language=en-US}}</ref>  
The [[Associated Press]] noted that the "little credible information about the new Disinformation Governance Board" made it "an instant target for criticism", leading to a "bungled rollout" and "rocky start" for the board.<ref name="Seitz_Merchant_5/4/2022" /> [[Taylor Lorenz]], writing for ''[[The Washington Post]]'', described the board as falling victim to "a textbook disinformation campaign" about their mission, to which it failed to respond adequately.<ref name="dgb-pause"/> ''[[The American Conservative]]'' called the board "a cautionary note on how dangerously out of touch Washington is."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hirschauer |first=John |date=2022-07-09 |title=They Don't Trust Us; We Don't Trust Them |url=https://www.theamericanconservative.com/they-dont-trust-us-we-dont-trust-them/ |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=[[The American Conservative]] |language=en-US}}</ref>  


[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] lawmakers and pundits quickly criticized the board after it was announced, with some calling for it to be disbanded. Senator [[Josh Hawley]] (R-[[Missouri|MO]]) said that "Homeland Security has decided to make policing Americans' speech its top priority".<ref name="Seitz" /> Senator [[Mitt Romney]] (R-[[Utah|UT]]) called the board a "terrible idea" that "communicates to the world that we're going to be spreading propaganda in our own country", arguing that it should be disbanded.<ref name="Seitz_Merchant_5/4/2022" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sganga |first=Nicole |date=2022-05-06 |title=What is DHS' Disinformation Governance Board and why is everyone so mad about it? |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-is-dhs-disinformation-governance-board-and-why-is-everyone-so-mad-about-it/ |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=[[CBS News]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Some critics, including [[Florida]] governor [[Ron DeSantis]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Getahun |first=Hannah |date=2022-04-30 |title=DeSantis calls DHS Disinformation Governance Board a 'belated April Fool's joke' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/desantis-calls-dhs-disinformation-board-an-april-fools-joke-2022-4 |website=[[Business Insider]] |access-date=2022-04-30}}</ref> and former [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] representative for [[Hawaii]] [[Tulsi Gabbard]], compared the board to the [[Ministry of Truth]], from [[George Orwell]]'s dystopian novel ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''.<ref name="Blake" /><ref name="Hooper" /> [[Federal Communications Commission]] commissioner [[Brendan Carr (lawyer)|Brendan Carr]] called the board "[[Orwellian]]", "un-American" and "unconstitutional."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Talia |date=2022-05-09 |title=FCC commissioner says Biden's 'disinformation board' is 'unconstitutional' |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/fcc-commissioner-blasts-bidens-disinformation-board-as-orwellian-and-un-american |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=FOXBusiness |language=en-US}}</ref> Representatives [[Mike Turner]] (R-OH) and [[John Katko]] (R-NY) wrote that "Given the complete lack of information about this new initiative and the potential serious consequences of a government entity identifying and responding to 'disinformation,' we have serious concerns about the activities of this new Board".<ref name="Seitz_Merchant_5/4/2022" />  
[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] lawmakers and pundits quickly criticized the board after it was announced, with some calling for it to be disbanded. Senator [[Josh Hawley]] (R-[[Missouri|MO]]) said that "Homeland Security has decided to make policing Americans' speech its top priority".<ref name="Seitz" /> Senator [[Mitt Romney]] (R-[[Utah|UT]]) called the board a "terrible idea" that "communicates to the world that we're going to be spreading propaganda in our own country", arguing that it should be disbanded.<ref name="Seitz_Merchant_5/4/2022" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sganga |first=Nicole |date=2022-05-06 |title=What is DHS' Disinformation Governance Board and why is everyone so mad about it? |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-is-dhs-disinformation-governance-board-and-why-is-everyone-so-mad-about-it/ |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=[[CBS News]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Some critics, including [[Florida]] governor [[Ron DeSantis]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Getahun |first=Hannah |date=2022-04-30 |title=DeSantis calls DHS Disinformation Governance Board a 'belated April Fool's joke' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/desantis-calls-dhs-disinformation-board-an-april-fools-joke-2022-4 |website=[[Business Insider]] |access-date=2022-04-30}}</ref> and former Democratic representative for [[Hawaii]] [[Tulsi Gabbard]], compared the board to the [[Ministry of Truth]], from [[George Orwell]]'s dystopian novel ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''.<ref name="Blake" /><ref name="Hooper" /> [[Federal Communications Commission]] commissioner [[Brendan Carr (lawyer)|Brendan Carr]] called the board "[[Orwellian]]", "un-American" and "unconstitutional."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Talia |date=2022-05-09 |title=FCC commissioner says Biden's 'disinformation board' is 'unconstitutional' |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/fcc-commissioner-blasts-bidens-disinformation-board-as-orwellian-and-un-american |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=FOXBusiness |language=en-US}}</ref> Representatives [[Mike Turner]] (R-OH) and [[John Katko]] (R-NY) wrote that "Given the complete lack of information about this new initiative and the potential serious consequences of a government entity identifying and responding to 'disinformation,' we have serious concerns about the activities of this new Board".<ref name="Seitz_Merchant_5/4/2022" />  


Republicans and conservatives also criticized the appointment of Jankowicz as head of the board, citing her past support of Democrats, her negative response to [[Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter]], and her skepticism of the provenance of [[Hunter Biden laptop controversy|Hunter Biden's laptop]]; Jankowicz had previously said that "we should view [the laptop] as a Trump campaign product".<ref name="Blake">{{cite news |last=Blake |first=Aaron |date=April 29, 2022 |title=The tempest over DHS's Disinformation Governance Board|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/29/disinformation-governance-board-dhs/|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=May 2, 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The ''[[Washington Examiner]]'' levied criticism against Jankowicz due to her praise of [[Christopher Steele]] (author of the controversial [[Steele dossier]], which the ''Examiner'' deemed "discredited") for his views on disinformation during an August 2020 podcast.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Dunleavy |first=Jerry |date=2022-04-28 |title=Biden 'disinformation' chief a Trump dossier author fan and Hunter Biden laptop doubter |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bidens-disinformation-chief-is-trump-dossier-author-fan-and-hunter-laptop-doubter |magazine=[[Washington Examiner]] |access-date=2022-04-30}}</ref> Writing for ''[[National Review]]'', [[Jim Geraghty]] lauded the board's potential to dispel information disseminated by human smugglers on the southern border, as well as monitoring messages from terrorist and extremist groups, but objected to Jankowicz's appointment.<ref name="Blake" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Geraghty |first=Jim |author-link=Jim Geraghty |date=2022-04-28 |title=Are You Ready for the DHS 'Disinformation Governance Board'? |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/are-you-ready-for-the-dhs-disinformation-governance-board/ |magazine=[[National Review]] |access-date=2022-04-30}}</ref> In a press conference, Jen Psaki defended Jankowicz's appointment to the board, calling her "an expert on online disinformation... a person with extensive qualifications".<ref>{{cite news |last=Sunnucks |first=Mike |date=29 April 2022 |title=Ministry of Truth or needed social media watchdog? Biden's Disinformation Governance Board |url=https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/nation_world/ministry-of-truth-or-needed-social-media-watchdog-bidens-disinformation-governance-board/article_198db1a7-0f5e-52e1-84d6-bafee7c8d1c2.html |work=[[Herald and News]] |access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 29, 2022 |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2022/04/29/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-april-29-2022/ |website=[[whitehouse.gov]] |publisher=[[White House]] |date=29 April 2022 |access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref> In response, Jankowicz said that at least one of her tweets was "taken out of context".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-29 |title=Meet Nina Jankowicz, Biden's New Disinformation Czar |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/news/meet-nina-jankowicz-bidens-new-disinformation-czar/ |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=National Review |language=en-US}}</ref>
Republicans and conservatives also criticized the appointment of Jankowicz as head of the board, citing her past support of Democrats, her negative response to [[Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter]], and her skepticism of the provenance of [[Hunter Biden laptop controversy|Hunter Biden's laptop]]; Jankowicz had previously said that "we should view [the laptop] as a Trump campaign product".<ref name="Blake">{{cite news |last=Blake |first=Aaron |date=April 29, 2022 |title=The tempest over DHS's Disinformation Governance Board|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/29/disinformation-governance-board-dhs/|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=May 2, 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The ''[[Washington Examiner]]'' levied criticism against Jankowicz due to her praise of [[Christopher Steele]] (author of the controversial [[Steele dossier]], which the ''Examiner'' deemed "discredited") for his views on disinformation during an August 2020 podcast.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Dunleavy |first=Jerry |date=2022-04-28 |title=Biden 'disinformation' chief a Trump dossier author fan and Hunter Biden laptop doubter |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bidens-disinformation-chief-is-trump-dossier-author-fan-and-hunter-laptop-doubter |magazine=[[Washington Examiner]] |access-date=2022-04-30}}</ref> Writing for ''[[National Review]]'', [[Jim Geraghty]] lauded the board's potential to dispel information disseminated by human smugglers on the southern border, as well as monitoring messages from terrorist and extremist groups, but objected to Jankowicz's appointment.<ref name="Blake" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Geraghty |first=Jim |author-link=Jim Geraghty |date=2022-04-28 |title=Are You Ready for the DHS 'Disinformation Governance Board'? |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/are-you-ready-for-the-dhs-disinformation-governance-board/ |magazine=[[National Review]] |access-date=2022-04-30}}</ref> In a press conference, Jen Psaki defended Jankowicz's appointment to the board, calling her "an expert on online disinformation... a person with extensive qualifications".<ref>{{cite news |last=Sunnucks |first=Mike |date=29 April 2022 |title=Ministry of Truth or needed social media watchdog? Biden's Disinformation Governance Board |url=https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/nation_world/ministry-of-truth-or-needed-social-media-watchdog-bidens-disinformation-governance-board/article_198db1a7-0f5e-52e1-84d6-bafee7c8d1c2.html |work=[[Herald and News]] |access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 29, 2022 |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2022/04/29/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-april-29-2022/ |website=[[whitehouse.gov]] |publisher=[[White House]] |date=29 April 2022 |access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref> In response, Jankowicz said that at least one of her tweets was "taken out of context".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-29 |title=Meet Nina Jankowicz, Biden's New Disinformation Czar |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/news/meet-nina-jankowicz-bidens-new-disinformation-czar/ |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=National Review |language=en-US}}</ref>
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