Our Disinformation Karen is Back, and Of Course She's Demanding to Speak to Your Supervisor

Who can I sue for her being appointed to that board in the first place? https://t.co/tonZ9uMkK9

— TSB (@TweetingTSB) September 19, 2025

 

So, to review the bidding on this rather old matter, a few years ago Miss Dismal [my pet name for that Mis-Dis-and-Mal information lady] lost her position as DHS's Disinformation Governance Board Czarina after only a few weeks, which she attributed to an information campaign waged against her by, among others, Fox News. 

She sued Fox for, esentially, beating her at her own game of information warfare. That suit has now been soundly dismissed. How soundly was it dismissed, you may wonder? NBC News has this sucinct report of the judge's ruling:

In rejecting Jankowicz’s claims, the judge said that 36 of the 37 statements made on Fox News programs were about the disinformation board and not Jankowicz. The judge ruled that the remaining statement — which was also a reference to the board and not Jankowicz, despite showing an image of her as it was said — was not disinformation because it was a factual statement that matched the wording in the board’s own charter describing its purpose.

Such fun! After that ruling, Miss Dismal ought to give up on lawfare entirely. 

Interestingly, I see that her Wikipedia entry omits any mention that Miss Dismal has registered with the U.S. Justice Department as a foreign agent due to her post-DHS employment by a UK busybody group, one that has received funding from the UK and Australian governments, the U.S. State Department, and USAID. (Presumably, USAID has by now written its last check to Miss Dismal's new employer.)

As for me, I am relieved to know that, even though she's no longer in a position within DHS, Miss Dismal is still hard at work protecting us all against foreign and domestic opinionators who, if left unpoliced, would sneak their unapproved thoughts into our precious information spaces. 

Thanks to her and so many others like her both in and outside government, the internet will be Sanitized For Your Protection!