Nina Jankowicz' old Mary Poppins TikTok went viral online (Image via Malaton/Twitter and Mike Engleman/Twitter)Nina Jankowicz, aka "Disinfo Czar," the woman selected to head President Joe Biden's disinformation board, garnered renewed attention after a TikTok video of her singing Mary Poppins' “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” to speak about fake news went viral online.In the video recorded in February 2021, Jankowicz can be heard singing a tune on "Information Laundering":"Information laundering is really quite ferocious. It’s when a huckster takes some lies and makes them sound precocious, by saying them in Congress or a mainstream outlet, so disinformation’s origins are slightly less atrocious"She further continued:"When Rudy Giuliani shared bad intel from Ukraine. Or when TikTok influencers say COVID can’t cause pain. They’re laundering disinfo and we really should take note. And not support their lies with our wallet, voice or vote."The rendition was widely circulated on social media, prompting critics to question her ability to target actual disinformation. However, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki defended Jankowicz's appointment, citing her "extensive qualifications."Nina Jankowicz served as an adviser of strategic communications to the government of UkraineNina Jankowicz is the executive director of the Department of Homeland Security's new Disinformation Governance Board, selected by U.S. President Joe Biden.She is a global fellow at the nonpartisan Wilson Center and an author by profession. Jankowicz studies the intersection of democracy and technology in Central and Eastern Europe at Wilson.Nina Jankowicz 🇺🇦🇺🇸@wiczipedia@DHSgov Here's my official portrait to grab your attention. Now that I've got it: a HUGE focus of our work, and indeed, one of the key reasons the Board was established, is to maintain the Dept's committment to protecting free speech, privacy, civil rights, & civil liberties. 1241206@DHSgov Here's my official portrait to grab your attention. Now that I've got it: a HUGE focus of our work, and indeed, one of the key reasons the Board was established, is to maintain the Dept's committment to protecting free speech, privacy, civil rights, & civil liberties. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/C4xiEGfhDtHer research reportedly revolves around disinformation, Russia and the treatment of women online. Jankowicz was also a Fulbright-Clinton Public Policy Fellow and served as an adviser of strategic communications to the government of Ukraine.She has also authored books like How To Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News, The Future of Conflict, and How to Be a Woman Online: Surviving Abuse and Harassment, and How to Fight Back.The executive has also contributed to The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Atlantic, among others. She has also made regular TV and radio appearances on disinformation and Russian and Eastern European affairs.Jankowicz has previously managed democracy assistance programs to Russia and Belarus at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. She earned her Masters degree in Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, and her Bachelor's from Bryn Mawr College.Twitter reacts to Nina Jankowicz's Mary Poppins TikTokCritics called out Nina Jankowicz over Mary Poppins TikTok video (Image via Nina Jankowicz/Twitter)As Nina Jankowicz's Mary Poppins TikTok made the rounds on the internet, several critics and opposition leaders took to Twitter to call out her ability as the head of Biden's disinformation board.The criticism on social media was led by Donald Trump Jr., who wrote:"Seems like an obvious and respectable choice to head the Ministry of Truth. The adults are back in charge folks."Meanwhile, others tweeted:Kim Dotcom@KimDotcomThis is the head of @JoeBiden’s new Ministry of Truth. She’s going to combat what the US Govt considers disinformation and ensure more censorship on the Internet. She called Hunter Biden’s laptop ‘Russian disinformation’. The evolution of Joseph Goebbels.2140720This is the head of @JoeBiden’s new Ministry of Truth. She’s going to combat what the US Govt considers disinformation and ensure more censorship on the Internet. She called Hunter Biden’s laptop ‘Russian disinformation’. The evolution of Joseph Goebbels. https://t.co/h8jN81C3dDMiddle Thinker@MiddleConsensusThis is Nina Jankowicz the new head of the US Disinformation Governance Board, as part of the US Department of Homeland Security! I wish I was making this name up or this TikTok video - but I am not. #disinformation #censorship #biden3120This is Nina Jankowicz the new head of the US Disinformation Governance Board, as part of the US Department of Homeland Security! I wish I was making this name up or this TikTok video - but I am not. #disinformation #censorship #biden https://t.co/F9uA1OATt9Irish☘Girl@IrishAmerican27This is #NinaJankowicz, The New Head Of The US Disinformation Governance Board as part of the DHS. This woman is off her rocker, legitimately insane! I'm honestly speechless just when we thought we had seen it all. #NinaJankowicz #singalong #Tiktok#Disinfo #censorship6120⚡This is #NinaJankowicz, The New Head Of The US Disinformation Governance Board as part of the DHS. This woman is off her rocker, legitimately insane! I'm honestly speechless just when we thought we had seen it all. #NinaJankowicz #singalong #Tiktok#Disinfo #censorship https://t.co/t5CH6aIqcNBishnu Maharaj@bishnu_maharajMeet new Biden's head of Ministry of Truth, Nina Jankowicz, who is in charge of defining the "truth" and "fakes" in the US. On TikTok, she calls herself the "disinformation Mary Poppins" #NinaJankowicz #MinistryOfTruth #USA41Meet new Biden's head of Ministry of Truth, Nina Jankowicz, who is in charge of defining the "truth" and "fakes" in the US. On TikTok, she calls herself the "disinformation Mary Poppins" #NinaJankowicz #MinistryOfTruth #USA https://t.co/ZTW6M6KbIt알렉산더 대왕@51st__StateThis is Nina Jankowicz, nominated by Joe Biden to be director of the Disinformation Governance Board at the US Department of Homeland Security. "You can just call me the Mary Poppins of disinformation," reads the caption to her TikTok music video.1This is Nina Jankowicz, nominated by Joe Biden to be director of the Disinformation Governance Board at the US Department of Homeland Security. "You can just call me the Mary Poppins of disinformation," reads the caption to her TikTok music video. https://t.co/N46HOXiaJPPastor Carl Gallups (REAL ONE - carlgallups.com)@CarlGallupsDear Nina Jankowicz (Biden Disinformation Chief)Will you please investigate your dis-informed self & your own dis-info pabulum that you've spewed all over social media for years? Start there. If not, then you're irrelevant and duplicitous.92Dear Nina Jankowicz (Biden Disinformation Chief)Will you please investigate your dis-informed self & your own dis-info pabulum that you've spewed all over social media for years? Start there. If not, then you're irrelevant and duplicitous.Steven Crowder@scrowderLooks like Nina Jankowicz couldn't make the cut for Wicked, so she had to settle for Biden's wicked witch of "disinformation".6781586Looks like Nina Jankowicz couldn't make the cut for Wicked, so she had to settle for Biden's wicked witch of "disinformation".Clay Travis@ClayTravisThis is the new Biden administration head of Ministry of Truth, Nina Jankowicz. She is in charge of what’s truth and fiction in America. Every time you think the Biden administration can’t get more ridiculous, they do:287107372This is the new Biden administration head of Ministry of Truth, Nina Jankowicz. She is in charge of what’s truth and fiction in America. Every time you think the Biden administration can’t get more ridiculous, they do: https://t.co/SKCaLafDzvIn response to the online criticism, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki defended Jankowicz and said that the creation of the new board was a “continuation of work” that started during the Trump administration in 2020:"For anyone who’s critical of it, I didn’t hear them being critical of the work under the former president."Psaki also praised Jankowicz's resume but mentioned that all hiring decisions are undertaken by the Department of Homeland Security.