Nina Jankowicz Defends Record in Congressional Testimony on Disinformation Efforts

The former Disinformation Governance Board head faced criticism over her defense of State Department-funded organizations and lack of transparency in her nonprofit's operations.

Nina Jankowicz, former head of the Disinformation Governance Board, testified before Congress, defending her record and the activities of organizations combating disinformation.
She supported the State Department's funding of NewsGuard and the Global Disinformation Index (GDI), stating their focus was countering Chinese propaganda, despite allegations of bias against conservative outlets.
Critics questioned the transparency of the American Sunlight Project, Jankowicz's nonprofit, as she refused to disclose its funding sources, citing donor privacy concerns.
Jankowicz maintained her dismissal of the Hunter Biden laptop story as Russian disinformation, despite its later confirmation as authentic, drawing renewed scrutiny.
The GDI, which Jankowicz defended, was criticized for labeling conservative and libertarian outlets as 'risky' and for initially dismissing the COVID-19 lab-leak theory, now deemed plausible by U.S. intelligence agencies.