Zuckerberg says Biden forced Meta to censor and make life hard for U.S. creators!

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--- > **Claim:** Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has recently brought to light significant tensions between his company and the Biden administration, primarily concerning content moderation policies on Meta's platforms. - **Verdict:** ✅ Verified - **Analysis:** Mark Zuckerberg has indeed highlighted significant tensions between Meta and the Biden administration regarding content moderation policies, as detailed in his August 2024 letter and January 2025 podcast appearance. [Query 1], [Query 2], [Query 3] --- > **Claim:** These revelations, detailed in a letter to the House Judiciary Committee in August 2024... - **Verdict:** ✅ Verified - **Analysis:** Mark Zuckerberg sent a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan on August 26, 2024, detailing these revelations. [Query 1] --- > **Claim:** ...and further discussed in a January 2025 podcast appearance... - **Verdict:** ✅ Verified - **Analysis:** Mark Zuckerberg appeared on "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast in January 2025, where he discussed content moderation and alleged pressure from the Biden administration. [Query 2] --- > **Claim:** ...underscore an ongoing debate about free speech, misinformation, and the role of tech giants in public discourse. - **Verdict:** ✅ Verified - **Analysis:** The search evidence indicates that Zuckerberg's statements and the administration's responses are part of an ongoing debate concerning free speech, misinformation, and the role of tech companies. [Query 2], [Query 3] --- > **Claim:** Zuckerberg alleged that in 2021, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, senior officials from the Biden administration, including those from the White House, "repeatedly pressured" Meta teams for months to censor certain COVID-19 content, including humor and satire. - **Verdict:** ✅ Verified - **Analysis:** Zuckerberg alleged that in 2021, senior officials from the Biden administration, including the White House, "repeatedly pressured" Meta for months to censor specific COVID-19 content, including humor and satire. [Query 1], [Query 3], [Query 5] --- > **Claim:** He claimed that these officials would "scream" and "curse" at his employees when the company did not immediately comply with their demands to remove content. - **Verdict:** ✅ Verified - **Analysis:** Zuckerberg stated on "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast in January 2025 that officials from the Biden administration "would call up our team and scream at them and curse" to demand the removal of certain content. [Query 2], [Query 4] --- > **Claim:** Zuckerberg expressed regret for not being more outspoken against this pressure at the time, stating, "I believe the government pressure was wrong, and I regret that we were not more outspoken about it." - **Verdict:** ✅ Verified - **Analysis:** Zuckerberg expressed regret in his August 2024 letter to the House Judiciary Committee for not being "more outspoken" about the pressure, stating that the government's actions were "wrong." [Query 1], [Query 3], [Query 4], [Query 5] --- > **Claim:** The Meta CEO recounted specific instances, such as the administration pushing to take down content suggesting vaccines might have side effects, which he argued was "inarguably true." - **Verdict:** ✅ Verified - **Analysis:** Zuckerberg claimed that the Biden administration pressured Meta to censor content related to COVID-19 vaccine side effects, stating they "pushed us hard to take down true things" and demanded removal of posts discussing vaccine side effects. [Query 2], [Query 4] --- > **Claim:** He also mentioned pressure to remove a meme about potential class-action lawsuits for COVID vaccine recipients, which Meta resisted, classifying it as humor and satire. - **Verdict:** ✅ Verified - **Analysis:** Zuckerberg mentioned pressure to remove a meme featuring Leonardo DiCaprio criticizing a COVID vaccine class-action lawsuit, which Meta refused to take down, classifying it as humor and satire. [Query 2], [Query 5] --- > **Claim:** Beyond COVID-19 content, Zuckerberg also addressed the handling of the Hunter Biden laptop story in the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election. - **Verdict:** ✅ Verified - **Analysis:** Zuckerberg addressed the handling of the Hunter Biden laptop story before the 2020 election, as mentioned in his August 2024 letter and other discussions. [Query 1], [Query 6] --- > **Claim:** He stated that the FBI had warned Meta about a potential "Russian disinformation operation" concerning the Biden family... - **Verdict:** ✅ Verified - **Analysis:** Zuckerberg stated that the FBI warned Facebook about potential Russian propaganda, suggesting "there's about to be some kind of dump," which influenced Facebook's handling of the Hunter Biden laptop story. [Query 1], [Query 6] --- > **Claim:** ...leading the company to "demote" the news story while awaiting fact-checking. - **Verdict:** ✅ Verified - **Analysis:** Following the FBI's warning, Facebook suppressed the distribution of the New York Post's articles about Hunter Biden's laptop, reducing its ranking in news feeds while third-party fact-checkers reviewed the story. [Query 1], [Query 6] --- > **Claim:** Zuckerberg later admitted that, in retrospect, Meta "shouldn't have demoted the story" as the fact-checking team found no evidence of Russian disinformation. - **Verdict:** ✅ Verified - **Analysis:** Zuckerberg acknowledged that, with hindsight, Facebook would not have made the same choices regarding the Hunter Biden laptop story, and the fact-checking team found no evidence of Russian disinformation. [Query 6] --- > **Claim:** In response to Zuckerberg's claims, the White House has maintained that its position has been consistent: encouraging responsible actions to protect public health and safety, while believing tech companies should make independent choices about the information they present. - **Verdict:** ✅ Verified - **Analysis:** The White House responded to Zuckerberg's allegations by stating that the administration encouraged responsible actions to protect public health and safety and believed tech companies should make independent decisions about the information they present. [Query 3], [Query 4] --- > **Claim:** President Biden himself, in July 2021, had stated that social media platforms were "killing people" by allowing COVID-19 misinformation to spread... - **Verdict:** ✅ Verified - **Analysis:** On July 16, 2021, President Biden stated, "They're killing people," referring to social media platforms and the spread of COVID-19 misinformation. [Query 3], [Query 7] --- > **Claim:** ...though he later clarified his remarks, specifying that he was referring to "12 people" spreading misinformation. - **Verdict:** ✅ Verified - **Analysis:** Three days later, on July 19, 2021, President Biden clarified his remarks, stating, "Facebook isn't killing people. These 12 people are out there giving misinformation... it's killing people." [Query 7] --- > **Claim:** Zuckerberg's recent statements and Meta's decision to end controversial fact-checking practices, shifting towards a "community notes" system similar to X (formerly Twitter), signal a significant re-evaluation of content moderation strategies. - **Verdict:** ✅ Verified - **Analysis:** Meta announced significant changes to its content moderation policies, including ending the use of third-party fact-checkers in the US and replacing them with a "community notes" system, similar to X (formerly Twitter). [Query 2] ---

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