HuffPost reported that in early February, less than two weeks after Walters announced his controversial project nomination of Chaya Raichik, creator of TikTok Libs, to the committeeEmails from state Department of Education spokesman Dan Isett assigned someone outside the department to write a press release announcing Rogan’s appointment to the committee.

The Oklahoma State Department of Education told The Oklahoman in January that the committee’s primary goal was to decide whether a book in question violated provisions outlined in the Oklahoma Media Program Rule . The Oklahoma Administrative Code rule aims to “remove pornographic or sexualized content from public schools in the State of Oklahoma,” the department wrote.

Rogan, UFC commentator, comedian and host of the podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience”, was presented as a “huge addition” to the committee in the draft statement.