Koppl writes “Biden Establishes a Ministry of Truth”

Roger Koppl, professor of finance in the Whitman School, co-authored The Wall Street Journal opinion piece “Biden Establishes a Ministry of Truth.” The Department of Homeland Security recently announced the formation of the Disinformation Governance Board. The goal of the board is to counter ” misinformation related to homeland security, focused specifically on irregular migration and Russia.” Koppl, who is a faculty fellow in the University’s Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute, explained while the goal of combating mis- and disinformation is seemingly unobjectionable, the board will rely on so-called “truth experts.”

“By creating the DGB, the U.S. government is creating a crisis monitor with the dial permanently set to “existential threat.” No one inside the board will have the incentive—or the courage—to dial it down,” Koppl said.