The Department of Homeland Security, as part of an evaluation of its election security mission, said on Tuesday that personnel focused on misinformation, disinformation and foreign influence operations aimed at U.S. elections have been placed on administrative leave.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is “undertaking an evaluation of how it has executed its election security mission with a particular focus on any work related to mis, dis and malinformation,” agency spokesperson Rhonda Lawson said in a statement in response to a Reuters query….
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