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Biden/Harris Digital Director Rob Flaherty Refuses To Define ‘Misinformation’ Under Oath
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Jim Jordan, Rob Flaherty
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Employment: U.S. Congress
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Jordan Mr Flaherty when ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration told Americans ░░░░░░░░ the vaccinated couldn t ░░░░░░░░ the virus were they ░░░░░░░░ or lying FLAHERTY Congressman ░░░░░░░░ know we you know ░░░░░░░░ think first of all ░░░░░░░░ s important to remember ░░░░░░░░ role in this discussion ░░░░░░░░ is as a communicator ░░░░░░░░ behalf of the Jordan ░░░░░░░░ work for the Biden ░░░░░░░░ you re assistant to ░░░░░░░░ president It s a ░░░░░░░░ question When they told ░░░░░░░░ American people that if ░░░░░░░░ get the vaccine you ░░░░░░░░ not get the virus ░░░░░░░░ that a guess or ░░░░░░░░ that a lie FLAHERTY ░░░░░░░░ when we were communicating ░░░░░░░░ behalf of the administration ░░░░░░░░ were communicating the best ░░░░░░░░ provided by some of ░░░░░░░░ best medical scientists in ░░░░░░░░ world in Atlanta Bethesda ░░░░░░░░ beyond So our role ░░░░░░░░ to Jordan Let me ░░░░░░░░ you a simple question ░░░░░░░░ the vaccinate people who ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine could they ░░░░░░░░ get the virus FLAHERTY ░░░░░░░░ again I m not ░░░░░░░░ as a medical expert ░░░░░░░░ No no that s ░░░░░░░░ common everyone knows that ░░░░░░░░ course they can I ░░░░░░░░ just asking you a ░░░░░░░░ question Well let me ░░░░░░░░ it this way What ░░░░░░░░ the definition of misinformation ░░░░░░░░ Congressman you know certainly ░░░░░░░░ s different and varying ░░░░░░░░ of mis and disinformation ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ the platforms Jordan Tell ░░░░░░░░ the difference Tell me ░░░░░░░░ misinformation is FLAHERTY Congressman ░░░░░░░░ know these are decisions ░░░░░░░░ the platforms ultimately get ░░░░░░░░ make about how they ░░░░░░░░ I m not asking ░░░░░░░░ I m simple question ░░░░░░░░ s misinformation FLAHERTY Well ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ in the context of ░░░░░░░░ platforms Jordan How about ░░░░░░░░ Professor Can you tell ░░░░░░░░ what misinformation is ZYWICKI ░░░░░░░░ assume it would be ░░░░░░░░ something was completely untrue ░░░░░░░░ Saying something that s ░░░░░░░░ but with no intent ░░░░░░░░ intent Disinformation this is ░░░░░░░░ all the misinformation experts ░░░░░░░░ us misinformation saying something ░░░░░░░░ s not accurate disinformation ░░░░░░░░ something that s not ░░░░░░░░ with the intent to ░░░░░░░░ right ZYWICKI That sounds ░░░░░░░░ to me Jordan You ░░░░░░░░ Mr Seligman That s ░░░░░░░░ common definition in the ░░░░░░░░ industry out there SELIGMAN ░░░░░░░░ that s my understanding ░░░░░░░░ Okay that s the ░░░░░░░░ So now Mr Flaherty ░░░░░░░░ about this question When ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration told the ░░░░░░░░ people that the vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ t get the virus ░░░░░░░░ it misinformation or disinformation ░░░░░░░░ Congressman again we were ░░░░░░░░ the best medical research ░░░░░░░░ we had at the ░░░░░░░░ on behalf of a ░░░░░░░░ of some of the ░░░░░░░░ doctors in the world ░░░░░░░░ Atlanta and Bethesda Jordan ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration told ░░░░░░░░ American people that the ░░░░░░░░ didn t come from ░░░░░░░░ lab was that misinformation ░░░░░░░░ disinformation FLAHERTY Congressman again ░░░░░░░░ can t speak to ░░░░░░░░ that were had on ░░░░░░░░ topic It s been ░░░░░░░░ couple of years But ░░░░░░░░ generally Jordan the White ░░░░░░░░ put pressure on us ░░░░░░░░ censor the lab leak ░░░░░░░░ This was something the ░░░░░░░░ House cared about so ░░░░░░░░ so that Facebook was ░░░░░░░░ the top people at ░░░░░░░░ were having a group ░░░░░░░░ on it So I ░░░░░░░░ just asking when they ░░░░░░░░ that was that misinformation ░░░░░░░░ disinformation FLAHERTY Congressman I ░░░░░░░░ t recall the specific ░░░░░░░░ Jordan When the Biden ░░░░░░░░ said that masks work ░░░░░░░░ that misinformation or disinformation ░░░░░░░░ Again Congressman we were ░░░░░░░░ the best research at ░░░░░░░░ time but I also ░░░░░░░░ that was a discussion ░░░░░░░░ began in the previous ░░░░░░░░ as well Jordan How ░░░░░░░░ what Professor Zywicki brought ░░░░░░░░ Mr Flaherty When the ░░░░░░░░ House said there was ░░░░░░░░ such thing as natural ░░░░░░░░ was that misinformation or ░░░░░░░░ FLAHERTY Again Congressman I ░░░░░░░░ not a medical expert ░░░░░░░░ my job is to ░░░░░░░░ on behalf of a ░░░░░░░░ of medical experts Jordan ░░░░░░░░ weren t a medical ░░░░░░░░ but you could suggest ░░░░░░░░ Facebook that they needed ░░░░░░░░ change their algorithms so ░░░░░░░░ the American people would ░░░░░░░░ see stuff from The ░░░░░░░░ Wire they d only ░░░░░░░░ stuff from The New ░░░░░░░░ Times You can do ░░░░░░░░ but you can t ░░░░░░░░ me if they were ░░░░░░░░ or lying when they ░░░░░░░░ something that was absolutely ░░░░░░░░ true FLAHERTY Well again ░░░░░░░░ my role was as ░░░░░░░░ communicator on behalf of ░░░░░░░░ best information available And ░░░░░░░░ role of the platforms ░░░░░░░░ to have a set ░░░░░░░░ policies that they enforced ░░░░░░░░ their own And that ░░░░░░░░ know my engagement with ░░░░░░░░ had you know no ░░░░░░░░ on what they were ░░░░░░░░ Jordan No bearing No ░░░░░░░░ FLAHERTY Well Congressman again ░░░░░░░░ The third day who ░░░░░░░░ Clark Humphrey FLAHERTY Clark ░░░░░░░░ was the digital director ░░░░░░░░ the Covid Jordan You ░░░░░░░░ with her FLAHERTY Yes ░░░░░░░░ I did Jordan Part ░░░░░░░░ the White House operation ░░░░░░░░ the same area right ░░░░░░░░ worked with her FLAHERTY ░░░░░░░░ she worked in a ░░░░░░░░ area Jordan Yeah okay ░░░░░░░░ so when she said ░░░░░░░░ the third day of ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration Wanda flagged ░░░░░░░░ below tweet Wondering if ░░░░░░░░ can get moving on ░░░░░░░░ process for having it ░░░░░░░░ ASAP That s not ░░░░░░░░ to impact what the ░░░░░░░░ do That s not ░░░░░░░░ the platform what kind ░░░░░░░░ speech can be out ░░░░░░░░ FLAHERTY Congressman again we ░░░░░░░░ the ability to flag ░░░░░░░░ we wanted and the ░░░░░░░░ had an ability to ░░░░░░░░ No I can t ░░░░░░░░ to whether or not ░░░░░░░░ took any action on ░░░░░░░░ particular social media content ░░░░░░░░ No if they said ░░░░░░░░ the President of the ░░░░░░░░ States says Facebook s ░░░░░░░░ people They obviously felt ░░░░░░░░ pressure That s why ░░░░░░░░ re having that group ░░░░░░░░ conversation How about this ░░░░░░░░ When the Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ the American people the ░░░░░░░░ is secure was that ░░░░░░░░ or disinformation FLAHERTY Congressman ░░░░░░░░ I m here to ░░░░░░░░ my engagements with social ░░░░░░░░ platforms Jordan I m ░░░░░░░░ asking You were in ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration when these ░░░░░░░░ of statements were being ░░░░░░░░ How about this one ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration said ░░░░░░░░ Inflation Reduction Act will ░░░░░░░░ reduce inflation was that ░░░░░░░░ or disinformation FLAHERTY Congressman ░░░░░░░░ I m here to ░░░░░░░░ my interactions with social ░░░░░░░░ companies Jordan Let me ░░░░░░░░ back to the first ░░░░░░░░ in the last 13 ░░░░░░░░ Any chance you ll ░░░░░░░░ one question for me ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration told ░░░░░░░░ American people that the ░░░░░░░░ couldn t get the ░░░░░░░░ were they guessing or ░░░░░░░░ FLAHERTY Congressman we were ░░░░░░░░ on behalf of the ░░░░░░░░ medical research that we ░░░░░░░░ available at the time ░░░░░░░░ Alright.”
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