President Joe Biden did not equivocate when asked what on message to platforms like Facebook that host COVID misinformation. Biden told reporters that “they’re killing people.”
Biden spoke briefly with reporters on Friday and was asked: “On COVID misinformation, what’s your message to platforms like Facebook?”
“They’re killing people,” Biden said. “Well look, the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated. And they’re killing people.”
Facebook has come under fire for
White House press secretary Jen Psaki
The comments from Psaki and the president himself signal
The rate of vaccinations has slowed in the U.S. even as the more transmissible Delta variant has taken hold. Just
Facebook Spokesperson Dani Lever released the following comment to Mashable:
“We will not be distracted by accusations which aren’t supported by the facts. The fact is that more than 2 billion people have viewed authoritative information about COVID-19 and vaccines on Facebook, which is more than any other place on the internet. More than 3.3 million Americans have also used our vaccine finder tool to find out where and how to get a vaccine. The facts show that Facebook is helping save lives. Period.”
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