They couldn’t handle the truth. The Biden administration has “paused” its controversial plans to create a Disinformation Board, causing its would-be leader to resign, according to a report Wednesday.  The Washington Post reported that the Department of Homeland Security decided to scrap the idea Monday after weeks of backlash from Republicans, libertarians and even some liberals, who likened the scheme to the Ministry of Truth from George Orwell’s classic novel “1984.”

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