If there were ever a whiff of fascism of the gestapo in the air it would be the warning yesterday from the Department of Homeland Security. Democrats called Bush a fascist and warned us that Trump was a fascist, I remember the cartoons, the nighttime hysteria on the talk shows, and the social media crazies. But that definition doesn't fit. Fascists urge a bigger and more restrictive government, they invade other countries, and at least President Trump wasn't doing that. Lowering taxes and strengthening (rather than expanding) our border just doesn't sound like Hitler or Mussolini to me. But in the current administration, those restrictions under cloak of "public health" abound. Now DHS has sent out a formal warning on Mis- Dis- and Mal- Information. And it is the arbiter of what is information, fact, gossip, fantasy, knowledge, fiction, narrative (the latest buzz word), conspiracy theory, or day dream.
The United States remains in a heightened threat environment fueled by several factors, including an online environment filled with false or misleading narratives and conspiracy theories, and other forms of mis- dis- and mal-information (MDM) introduced and/or amplified by foreign and domestic threat actors. These threat actors seek to exacerbate societal friction to sow discord and undermine public trust in government institutions to encourage unrest, which could potentially inspire acts of violence.
The proliferation of false or misleading narratives, which sow discord or undermine public trust in U.S. government institutions:
For example, there is widespread online proliferation of false or misleading narratives regarding unsubstantiated widespread election fraud and COVID-19. Grievances associated with these themes inspired violent extremist attacks during 2021.
Malign foreign powers have and continue to amplify these false or misleading narratives in efforts to damage the United States.
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