Posted on 02/07/2020 11:38:43 AM PST by yesthatjallen
A growing number of Democratic lawmakers are calling for Twitter and Facebook to pull down an edited video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) that was posted by President Trump on Thursday, reigniting a battle over how much responsibility social media platforms should assume over viral footage that could mislead viewers.
The back-and-forth over the Pelosi video is opening up fresh wounds, as Democrats are still incensed by Twitter and Facebook's previous decision to leave up a different manipulatively edited video of Pelosi that went viral last year.
Pelosi's deputy chief of staff, Drew Hammill, on Friday said the "latest fake video of Speaker Pelosi is deliberately designed to mislead and lie to the American people."
"The American people know that the President has no qualms about lying to them — but it is a shame to see Twitter and Facebook, sources of news for millions, do the same," Hammill said on Friday. "Every day that these platforms refuse to take it down is another reminder that they care more about their shareholders’ interests than the public’s interests.”
Hammill said Pelosi's office has asked both Twitter and Facebook to take down the video.
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The Hill is such a despicable pack of stooges. If the Dems say it, they vomit it out.
anyone know the story of the black guy in a suit and jacket but wearing shorts. you can see them when he stands up. around the 4:30 mark. Who is that?
Democrats demands we all look at the video to see what is so bad about it.
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I think the Left has trademarked that.
I don’t know, but it looked like he may have had a prosthetic.
if the edit is right it looks like he is in the well with the other members of Congress.
Bttt.
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It's exactly on point, powerful and very effective. Which is precisely why the Dem crazies have their knickers in a twist.
Think you're correct.
the edit shows him standing up at the point Trump is talking about disabled people
not sure if he is a member of congress or a guest..but I thought guests had to sit somewhere else
What a great video! Nancy couldn’t be any nastier.
What a great video of what Pelosi hates, the American people! Screw you hater Pelosi!!
We know why she ripped it up. She's said as much. His guests were part of the reason she cited.
Thanks, just retweeted.
Thank you. Trump is the ultimate troll master in politics today. No one does it better or more effectively.
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