Posted on 07/19/2021 11:42:05 AM PDT by USA Conservative
President Biden on Monday softened his criticism that platforms like Facebook are “killing people” with misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, saying he wishes the company would do more to stop the spread of inaccurate information.
On Monday, Biden responded to a reporter’s question about his hyperbolic statement.
“Facebook isn’t killing people, these 12 people are out there giving misinformation. Anyone listening to it is getting hurt by it. It’s killing people. It’s bad information,” Biden told reporters after giving remarks about the economy, referencing a study that showed a dozen accounts on Facebook are responsible for the majority of misinformation about the coronavirus vaccine seen on the platform.
“My hope is that Facebook, instead of taking it personally, that somehow I’m saying Facebook is killing people, that they would do something about the misinformation, the outrageous misinformation about the vaccine,” Biden added. “That’s what I meant.”
Video below:
In case you need a refresher of Biden’s comment:
Facebook has released a statement after being accused by President Biden of ‘killing people’ because it isn’t censoring enough COVID ‘misinformation’ at the behest of the U.S. government.
“We will not be distracted by accusations which aren’t supported by the facts,” a Facebook spokesperson told ABC News. “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 statement added. “The facts show that Facebook is helping save lives. Period.”
It should be appreciated, first of all, that the U.S. government and Facebook have been working together to fight “misinformation” online, but clearly cannot even agree on the truth behind a single public statement by the president.
This is the irony that results when a private company teams up with the U.S. government to become the sole arbiters of “truth” in a public information space. Facebook practically called out Biden’s statement as ‘fake news.’
Maybe Zuck gave Biden the warning...”I made you and I can break you!”
I think there’s about 12 Vax Pimps on this forum.
and these 12 are?
Crumbles?
How do people come up with these titles?
Talk about misinformation. We get it right here in these click bait titles.
Don’t worry... the propaganda ministry will fact-check that any day now.
“ referencing a study that showed a dozen accounts on Facebook are responsible for the majority of misinformation”
My study shows over a dozen media companies are responsible for spreading the majority of libtard disinformation.
Biden clarifies his previous statement ... leaving everyone more confused than before.
So how exactly is Facebook qualified to make this decision ???
>>”Facebook isn’t killing people... It’s killing people.”
They might be getting people to get “vaccinated” but they aren’t saving any lives.
I don’t get my information from any of them
We are told to reject RFKJR’s remarks on covid-19 but embrace them/RT/Like/Share his remarks on the dangers caused by man-made global warming.
Oz has spoken.
Stating …. “Preventatives were out there.” “Cures were out there” “and the numbers were screwed up to push the fraud.”
Very sad that honest information was kept hidden from the world by the WHO, CDC and our government agencies, ...AND THE MSM!
Facts?
Preventative supplements were out there, Vitamin D3, Vit. C, Zinc and Magnesium were out there for about 10 cents per day dosage. Hundreds of scientific reports verifying the positive and preventative effects were out there from medical experts and being reported.
Cures for the sickness were out there, also from medical experts. Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine and Remdesivir. Given when diagnosed with the Covid it is generally gone within a week.
And the “NUMBERS?” - Look at the tragedy of thousands of sick people placed into senior living and nursing homes where so many more would knowingly become infected and die. So tragic that they passed away locked in isolation unable to have their family or friends with them as they died from the mistakes of those governors. And the reports are out there that more money was made from each of those deaths that could be attributed to Covid!
usual suspects... right?
thank you.
OK, i’ve heard of two/maybe three... and they are biden Political enemies #1-#12?
please...
This is actually amusing, that he seems to be antagonizing Facebook, which could actually turn on him (unlikely...).
The question they should be asking is that since socialism has killed hundreds of millions, why don’t they ban advocates of that?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.