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Why Biden Has Eased Up on Facebook Over COVID Misinformation
Reuters ^ | 2/3/22 | Nandita Bose

Posted on 02/03/2022 4:12:08 PM PST by nickcarraway

When U.S. President Joe Biden accused Facebook of "killing people" by spreading vaccine lies in July, many experts and researchers hoped it marked the beginning of a White House battle against a flood of misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic coursing through the United States.

Six months later, the deluge of misinformation continues and entities combating harmful information want the White House to do more. COVID-19 deaths recently hit their highest in almost a year, with over 2,600 people dying on average each day. U.S. studies show the unvaccinated are dying at much higher rates than those with jabs and boosters.

"The problem of vaccine misinformation was big a year ago and it is still big now," said David Lazer, who co-leads the Covid States Project. Fighting misinformation "requires continued focus and attention and effort," he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden; bigtech; censorship; civilliberties; civilrights; facebook; internet; misinformation; socialmedia; technotyranny

1 posted on 02/03/2022 4:12:08 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Everything they called “misinformation” has been proven true.


2 posted on 02/03/2022 4:15:01 PM PST by Singermom
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To: nickcarraway
Where's Fauci?? In a basement??

I see the media using Dr. Ashish Jha of Brown University more than Fauci.

3 posted on 02/03/2022 4:15:08 PM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Singermom

One of my poker buddies who was triple vaxxed was just hospitalized with COVID. Fauc you, Fauci.


4 posted on 02/03/2022 4:29:58 PM PST by JusPasenThru (Prepare for the Rat false flag mass shooting diversion.)
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To: nickcarraway

They’ll do anything but engage in a meaningful conversation between credentialed people.


5 posted on 02/03/2022 4:34:14 PM PST by GingisK
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To: JusPasenThru

I guess he doesn’t know when people are bluffing. Hope he ends up okay.


6 posted on 02/03/2022 4:36:02 PM PST by nickcarraway
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“Why Biden Has Eased Up on Facebook Over COVID Misinformation”

Biden realized the backchannel spigot of big bucks will get turned off if FB keeps losing market value like they did today. ($200 billion...pffft)


7 posted on 02/03/2022 4:38:55 PM PST by moovova
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“U.S. studies show the unvaccinated are dying at much higher rates than those with jabs and boosters.”

Misinformation like this is what’s killing people.


8 posted on 02/03/2022 4:54:59 PM PST by Fireone (When they pry them from my cold, dead, unvaccinated hands.)
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To: moovova

Actually, $252 billion.


9 posted on 02/03/2022 4:58:26 PM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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“Actually, $252 billion.”

Sweet!


10 posted on 02/04/2022 5:37:56 AM PST by moovova
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