Psaki: Steps Facebook Has Taken to Fight Misinformation Are ‘Clearly Not’ Enough

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PSAKI: "Clearly not, because we're talking about additional steps that should be taken, and frankly, information that media organizations could decide whether you're going to report on or not. I'm not talking just about the misinformation storyline, I'm talking about these individuals, I'm talking about how prevalent the spreading of this information is. The public has a right to know. That's the point that we're making, and we're dealing with a life-or-death issue here. And so, everybody has a role to play in making sure there is accurate information. Obviously, those are steps they have taken. They are a private sector company, they're going to make decisions about additional steps they can take. It's clear there are more that can be taken. And actually, just on the foreign government piece, because I think that's an important point — important, interesting question. The State Department's Global Engagement Center has found that Russia and China have promoted their own vaccines through messaging that undermines Western origin vaccines and health development programs.”