'Ministry of Truth' is a new initiative of the US

The US has established a Foreign Malign Influence Center (FMIC) to address foreign threats to elections and the "public opinion" within the country. Its director, Jeffrey Wichman, was formerly chief of analysis for the CIA's Counterintelligence Mission Center. FMIC is defined as any hostile effort undertaken by one of the named countries to influence US government or state policy or the "public opinion". The FMIC was founded in September at the behest of recent legislation, but Thursday's hearing was the first public mention of its existence. The establishment of the Foreign Misinformation Center (FMIC) was controversial, as some senators and intelligence officers questioned the need for another agency with the same remit as the Global Engagement Center.

Haines addressed those concerns, insisting the FMIC was working to support the Global Engagement Center and others throughout the US government in understanding what are the plans and intentions of the key actors in this space. RAND Corporation recently acknowledged Russia's role is probably overstated, warning that blaming Moscow for all information Washington doesn't like is likely to backfire. The Pentagon contractor RAND Corporation recently acknowledged Russia's role is probably overstated, warning that blaming Moscow for all information Washington doesn't like is likely to backfire.