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Nina Jankowicz
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☀️ CEO, @americansunlight.org
🙅🏻‍♀️ Author, disinformation expert, advocate for targets of online abuse.
😆 Tucker Carlson once called me a “highly self confident young woman” and meant it as an insult

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Nina Jankowicz is an American researcher and writer. She is the author of How to Lose the Information War (2020), on Russian use of disinformation as geopolitical strategy, and How to Be a Woman Online (2022), a handbook for fighting against online harassment of women. She briefly served as executive director of the newly created United States Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Disinformation Governance Board, resigning from the position after three weeks in May 2022. .. more

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · Apr 28
According to the people who make money lying about me on the Internet, I have risen from the dead, crawled out of a hidey hole, or otherwise “come back” more than 50 times over the past three years—a rate of 1.38 resurrections per month.

Jesus who?

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Don't call it a comeback
Three years later, extremists are still obsessed with me
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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 1d
🫵🏻 Are you a data visualization specialist who wants to make a difference in the current US political environment? @americansunlight.org needs you!
🫵🏻 Are you a data visualization specialist who wants to make a difference in the current US political environment? The American Sunlight Project needs you! 📈 We're looking for someone to help us on a volunteer or low-bono basis (I wish we could pay you the big bucks, but funding is limited) to create an interactive, web-based visualization of a small, democracy-related dataset we've been collecting. Time frame: early 2026. 👀 This project would be ideal for someone who wants to contribute to ASP's mission of increasting the cost of lies that undermine democracy while growing their public portfolio. ☀️ To learn more or put your name forward, send your CV and a link to your portfolio to contact@americansunlight.org.

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 2d
It's definitely in the "longreads" category! Thanks for checking it out.

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 3d
Oh, you aren’t aware of who I am and what I’ve done the past few years, I guess. I’ve spent most of my time fighting back and not being a keyboard warrior. I do not need your lecture.

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 3d
Amna is a jewel- will need to watch this.

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 3d
Today @americansunlight.org published a report we've been working on all fall, detailing the worrisome connections and quack science in the MAHA movement, the Bolsonaro health ministry's failed COVID policies and President Trump's "gold standard" HHS: americansunlight.substack.com/p/how-maga-u...
How MAGA Used Problematic Research From Brazil To Push False Covid Cures
When research didn’t support Trump’s pandemic “game changer” claims in 2020, his administration went to Brazil. Today, Trump’s “gold standard” anti-science HHS mirrors Bolsonaro's.
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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 3d
And some, unfortunately, have been taken in by the myth. Just had an argument on here with one guy who equated me with MTG for the degree of “lying” I supposedly did “during the Biden administration.” They double down when confronted with sworn testimony, emails, and primary sources. It’s maddening.

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 3d
This article explains why the right's "censorship industrial complex" myth has been so successful: "The government wasn’t defending her, she was banned from defending herself, and even potential allies were staying quiet, having sensed which way the wind was blowing."
claesdevreese.bsky.social Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 3d
Absolutely chilling read (as a disinformation researcher):

The systematic crackdown on disinformation scholars, newsrooms, factcheckers and NGO’s. All in the name of so-called free speech.

By @jamesrball.com @theverge.com

www.theverge.com/features/839...
The disinformation wars are here
How Joe Biden’s administration caved to the right in the battle for truth.
www.theverge.com

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 4d
No dude, you didn’t answer my q. I was in govt for all of 11 weeks and not allowed to speak for most of it. So how did I lie exactly? Show me a primary source, not the “outlets you trust.” I did a deposition under oath. Practically all the emails I ever sent are public. Go read before replying.

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 4d
That’s why I am not shitting on her…

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 4d
Please show me an instance in which I was lying. Bring evidence.

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 4d
Are you fucking kidding me buddy? Does it not occur to you that she and all the others were lying out their asses???? Unbelievable

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 4d
I’m not holding my breath. I’m pointing out that this whole whitewashing tour for what it is: bullshit

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 4d
And any journos who invite her on for her whitewashing tour can feel free to ask her this!! Feel free to cite me!

Or better yet, have us both on set and I can ask her myself 😇

Reposted by Stephan Lewandowsky, Alan Richardson

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 4d
After MTG lied about me for weeks, she said that she felt bad for my unborn child because he'd have me as a mother. Her rhetoric led to threats against my family.

No one, even her, should receive threats like those, but I'd like to see her own up to the role she played in creating them for others.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I sent those deaths threats directly to him in a text message & informed him of what his name calling & words were doing - it was a direct assassination threat on my son. And he was extremely - I won't repeat what he said - but it was extremely unkind. No sympathy. No care"

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 4d
More seriously, Benz is going to attempt to "Twitter Files" USAID. We can assume he is coordinating with his white supremacist colleague and armpit stain in human form, Darren Beattie, overseeing the effort at State.

Be forewarned:

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 4d
Mike Benz, who does not know which finger is his pinky, is now a "special government employee" at USAID, where he is attempting to investigate its "pernicious influence."

You'd think this guy would be too dumb even for the Trump regime. Nope!!!

Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 4d
Right now @benmshultz.com of @americansunlight.org is kicking off a geolocation workshop with a fun holiday theme- join us now to learn about this open source investigation method; no previous knowledge required!

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LIVE NOW: ASP Geolocation Workshop!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I sent those deaths threats directly to him in a text message & informed him of what his name calling & words were doing - it was a direct assassination threat on my son. And he was extremely - I won't repeat what he said - but it was extremely unkind. No sympathy. No care"

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 4d
Delighted this piece is now live on @theverge.com: I've spent months investigating how a supposed war against the "censorship-industrial complex" has been used by the US right to wage war against misinformation research – and free speech itself – across the world. Please do give it a read.
The disinformation wars are here
How Joe Biden’s administration caved to the right in the battle for truth.
www.theverge.com

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 8d
A lil explainer on why the EU fining Musk has nothing to do with censorship 👇🏻

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Daphne Keller @daphnek.bsky.social · 8d
Don't let anyone tell you that the Commission's DSA enforcement against X is about speech or censorship.

That would, indeed, be interesting. But this is just the EU enforcing some normal, boring laws that would get bipartisan support in the U.S. (I bet similar bills *have* had that support.) 1/

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 8d
TikTok, however, was not fined, because they came to the table and worked with regulators on their ad transparency compliance issues.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 8d
There will be many who claim this is about "free speech," but it's not—it's about X and Musk's shady business practices:

-meaningless blue checks w no real verification
-a lack of ad transparency
-not providing data access for researchers

...all req'd under DSA.

www.euractiv.com/news/eu-slap...
EU fines Elon Musk's X €120 million for first confirmed DSA breaches | Euractiv
Digital Services Act penalty follows a two-year Commission look at X's blue check system, ad repository, and data access for researchers – but other probes continue
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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 9d
The censorship lie is a major part of US foreign policy:
-Rubio instructed diplomats to “lobby” against online safety regulations in EU & UK
-tech companies are passing what is said in private meetings btwn CSOs & regulators to Trump admin
-US lawmakers harassing foreign regulators
-and now this:
klonick.bsky.social Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 9d
Holy shit.

Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
The cable, sent to all U.S. missions on December 2, orders U.S. consular officers to review resumes or LinkedIn profiles of H-1B applicants - and family members who would be traveling with them - to see if they have worked in areas that include activities such as misinformation, disinformation, content moderation, fact-checking, compliance and online safety, among others.

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Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 9d
Holy shit.

Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
The cable, sent to all U.S. missions on December 2, orders U.S. consular officers to review resumes or LinkedIn profiles of H-1B applicants - and family members who would be traveling with them - to see if they have worked in areas that include activities such as misinformation, disinformation, content moderation, fact-checking, compliance and online safety, among others.

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 9d
This is what government censorship actually looks like: defunding entire fields, deporting researchers, and quite effectively chilling speech that helps people understand how our information systems are being exploited and calls out powerful people and platforms for their bullshit.
katestarbird.bsky.social Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 9d
For the last decade, the pervasive spread of bullshit & manipulation of online platforms have been widely recognized societal concerns. Now non US citizens studying those subjects can be labeled “censors” & denied visas or deported from the US. Censorship, indeed. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa
An internal State Department memo said that anyone involved in "censorship" of free speech should be considered for rejection.
www.reuters.com

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Trump’s New “Media Bias" Efforts Are Another Attack on the Free Press

Through a bogus website and tip line, the White House hopes to stifle criticism and dissent Through a bogus website and tip line, the White House hopes to stifle criticism and dissent

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 9d
I think the media should be making a far bigger deal about this than they are.

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“Donald Trump’s latest move to create a ‘media bias’ website and ‘offender tip line’ is not about defending truth; it is intimidation, and a dangerous escalation of the White House’s attacks on free speech in the United States. “This ‘tip line’ is not a good-faith effort to correct errors or combat misinformation. It is a pipeline for harassment that can be weaponized against those who refuse to bend to the White House’s narrative. When the government singles out outlets and reporters it doesn’t like and invites citizens to play along, it sends a chilling message: report critically about those in power, and you could be next on the list. “We’ve seen this tactic before. In 2022, when I was appointed to help the U.S. government set policy on how to respond to disinformation while protecting free speech, the MAGA movement launched a coordinated campaign of lies about my work. They falsely claimed I wanted to censor Americans and run a ‘Ministry of Truth.’ The result was harassment, doxxing, and violent threats against me and my family while I was pregnant. Today, the Trump administration is openly embracing the very behavior they falsely accused me of. “At the American Sunlight Project, we are tracking these abuses in real time. Since inauguration day, we have documented nearly 200 instances in which Trump and his allies have tried to punish, silence, or intimidate people for speaking truth to power. The ‘media bias offender tip line’ is part of a broader censorship crusade that should alarm every American. “We urge journalists, newsroom leaders, technology companies, policymakers and the American people to treat this for what it is: an attack on press freedom and an attempt to deputize the president’s supporters in a censorship campaign. The more quietly this tip line operates, the more dangerous it becomes. Sunlight, vigilance, and solidarity with those targeted by this campaign are the only antidotes.”

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 9d
cool, cool cool cool.

apropos of nothing: wiczipedia.substack.com/p/the-bangif...

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 9d
As I explain in the video below, the Disinformation Governance Board never would have had a media bias list, and it certainly would have never had an "offender tip line." It was a *policy coordination body.*

This latest effort is nothing more than coordinated harassment against journalists.
Justin Amash @justinamash “Do your part for America! Send tips to the Disinformation Governance Board!” Quote Karoline Leavitt @PressSec · 22h White House launches 'Media Bias Offender Tip Line,' calls on Americans to 'hold the fake news accountable'