“Facebook isn’t killing people,” the president said on Monday.
President Biden significantly clarified his Friday message to Facebook and other platforms after stating that they’re “killing people” by allowing COVID-19 misinformation to spread. The president on Monday insisted that he meant the misinformation itself is ultimately killing people. On his way to Camp David on Friday, Mr. Biden was asked what his message is to social media platforms like Facebook regarding the spread of such misinformation. He responded: “They’re killing people. I mean, it really. Look, The only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated, and they’re killing people.” But on Monday, when a reporter asked him after a speech on the economy about that statement, the president said “Facebook isn’t killing people.” “Facebook isn’t killing people.
