House speaker says ‘I can take it’ after site keeps doctored video up,but criticizes their role in spread of fallacious informationHouse speaker Nancy Pelosi has strongly criticised Facebook for failing to tackle misinformation after the social media network refused to take down a video that had been doctored to acquire her appear drunk or ill.
Pelosi, the highest ranking woman in Congress, or is the most senior US politician to have accused Facebook of “wittingly” allowing the spread of misinformation promoted by Russia during the 2016 US election. Related: Facebook refuses to delete fake Pelosi video spread by Trump supporters Related: Russia-backed Facebook posts 'reached 126m Americans' during US election Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com