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Exhibit 872

Memorandum, Mayorkas to HSAC Co-Chairs, Initial Homeland Security Advisory Council Projects

Exhibit 872 ยท Agency memorandum

Memorandum, Mayorkas to HSAC Co-Chairs, Initial Homeland Security Advisory Council Projects

assess how the Department can most effectively and appropriately address disinformation that poses a threat to the homeland, while increasing transparency and protecting free speech, civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy.

Asks the Homeland Security Advisory Council to assess how DHS can address disinformation that threatens the homeland 'while increasing transparency and protecting free speech, civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy,' with findings in 75 days and publication of the final report. This is the review under which the Disinformation Governance Board was assessed.

Source
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Date
18 May 2022
Quoted from
Memorandum, page 1, paragraph 4
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2022-06/FINAL%20S1%20APPROVED%20HSAC%20TASKING%205-18.pdf
Accessed
2026-11-09
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Finding POL-7.14
Primary record The Homeland Security Advisory Council, which Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tasked on 18 May 2022 to assess how DHS can address disinformation while "protecting free speech, civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy," reported on 24 August 2022 that it had recommended and the Council had accepted that there is "no need for a separate Disinformation Governance Board."