Senator Rand Paul. File photoWASHINGTON, May 4. Republican Senator Rand Paul said the US government is the biggest disinformation promoter in world history. Paul at a Senate hearing. He criticized Homeland Security Minister Alejandro Mallorcas, who was present, for failing to define disinformation. Paul cited several examples of what he believes to be disinformation by the US government, including statements by the George W. Bush administration about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. «Think of all the disagreements we've had in this country over the past 50 years. We they were resolved by disputes, without the participation of state arbitrators. I do not want restrictions, I do not want your participation in the word, «Paul emphasized, referring to Mallorcas. «Do you think the Americans are so stupid that they need you to say what is the truth?» — the senator addressed the minister. A specially created office to combat disinformation as part of the US Department of Homeland Security will be headed by Nina Yankovic, it was reported earlier. In the American media, the new department has already been called the «Ministry of Truth».
