Biden: Facebook and other ‘murderous’ platforms are false vaccine information

Joe Biden said Facebook and other social networking sites are “killing people” by allowing the false history of COVID-19 to spread on their platforms.

Biden’s comments came in response to a reporter who asked the president what his message on “a platform like Facebook” was saying was a lie about COVID-19. “They’re killing people,” Biden said. “I mean he really is – look, the only plague we have is among those who are not vaccinated. And they are killing people.”

His statement, one day after the release of the Surgeon General strange Health advice on the dangers of vaccine fraud, comes amidst the challenges Facebook and other platforms are making in order to address the many misconceptions of coronavirus vaccine. But Facebook has been monitored primarily for its size, and bad reputation and counterfeit vaccinations.

Researchers cited from the Center for Countering Digital Hate found that many of the myths spread on the Internet could be linked to only 12 people – many who remain active on Facebook despite the company’s efforts breaking Lots of lies in the last few months. Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Edit 7/16/2021 5:17 pm ET: A Facebook spokesman responded with the words: “We will not be distracted by cases that do not support the truth. The fact is that more than 2 billion people have seen the reliability of COVID-19 and vaccines on Facebook, which is more than any other online site. More than 3.3 million Americans They have also used our vaccination tool to find out where they can get the vaccine. The facts show that Facebook is helping to save lives. Time. “