{"id":293022,"date":"2022-02-09T12:29:12","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T12:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/homeland-security-cites-misleading-narratives-as-one-reason-for-heightened-terrorism-alert.html"},"modified":"2022-02-09T12:29:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T12:29:12","slug":"homeland-security-cites-misleading-narratives-as-one-reason-for-heightened-terrorism-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/homeland-security-cites-misleading-narratives-as-one-reason-for-heightened-terrorism-alert.html","title":{"rendered":"Homeland Security cites &#8216;misleading narratives&#8217; as one reason for heightened terrorism alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"overlay\">Video<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">Fox News Flash top headlines for February 8<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what&#8217;s clicking on Foxnews.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The <a href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><u>Department of Homeland Security<\/u><\/a> (DHS) on Monday issued a <a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">bulletin<\/a> warning of a heightened terrorism alert in part because of &#8220;the proliferation of false or misleading narratives, which sow discord or undermine public trust in U.S. government institutions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">&#8220;The United States remains in a heightened threat environment fueled by several factors, including an online environment filled with false or misleading narratives and conspiracy theories, and other forms of <a href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><u>mis- dis- and mal-information<\/u><\/a> (MDM) introduced and\/or amplified by foreign and domestic threat actors,&#8221; DHS said in its National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin, which remains in effect until June 7.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These threat actors seek to exacerbate societal friction to sow discord and undermine public trust in government institutions to encourage unrest, which could potentially inspire acts of violence,&#8221; DHS further claimed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><strong>HOMELAND SECURITY WARNS OF \u2018HEIGHTENED THREAT ENVIRONMENT\u2019 AS EASED COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS REOPEN PUBLIC SPACES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>DHS pinpointed &#8220;misleading narratives&#8221; about the 2020 presidential election and COVID-19 as specific examples of misinformation that it alleges &#8220;inspired violent extremist attacks during 2021.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n      Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The convergence of violent extremist ideologies, false or misleading narratives, and conspiracy theories have and will continue to contribute to a heightened threat of violence in the United States,&#8221; said DHS, claiming that &#8220;malign foreign powers have and continue to amplify these false or misleading narratives in efforts to damage the United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n      Rioters try to break through a police barrier on Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo\/Julio Cortez)\n      <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>DHS went on to say that the primary terrorism-related threat to the United States is from lone wolves and small cells who have been radicalized by a number of foreign and domestic grievances often encountered through the consumption of online content.<\/p>\n<p>Article source: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dhs-heightened-terrorism-alert-misleading-narratives<\/a>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 8 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what&#8217;s clicking on Foxnews.com. 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