reporter: well, this has provoked some concern over the objectivity of what kind of information would be discounted under this new board with. according to the white house, its intention is to stop disinformation from traveling around the country particularly as it relates to terrorism and smuggling. here s white house press secretary jen psaki. any hiring decisions are up to the department of homeland security, but this is a person with extensive qualifications. what i will tell you about the board and what the board is doing, this is a continuation of work that began at department of homeland security in to 2020 under former president trump. reporter: so according to the washington post, in 2017 the department of homeland security did create agency related to cyber and infrastructure security, and in 2021 it did include a disinformation component. but all of this and having to contend with this disspending this new board, it comes amid a hard week, new gdp and inflation