FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Claims Pope Francis Has Appointed Klaus Schwab As ‘Universal Bishop’
Headline screenshot Share on Facebook Pope Francis has reportedly appointed Klaus Schwab, founder and non-executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), as “world bishop.” Verdict: False The claim is false and originally originated from an article published on August 17 on The People's Voice, a website known for spreading “fake news.” Fact check: Schwab […]
Facebook posts censored at Biden admin’s demand include COVID-19 memes, satire
As Mark Zuckerberg reflected this week, the Harris-Biden administration launched a very aggressive campaign to censor COVID-related content on Facebook at the height of the pandemic, cracking down on light-hearted memes, satirical posts, and even plain old jokes. On Monday, Zuckerberg acknowledged in a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary […]
Zuckerberg Admits That Biden Admin Pressured Facebook (Meta) To Censor COVID-19 Content
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies during the US Senate Judiciary Committee hearing “Big Tech Companies and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis” in Washington, DC on January 31, 2024. (Photo by Brendan Smiarowski/AFP via Getty Images) By James Myers, OAN StaffTuesday, August 27, 2024 11:36 AM Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged in a letter on […]
Mark Zuckerberg admits Biden admin pressured Facebook to censor COVID content, says it was wrong to suppress Hunter laptop coverage
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged on Monday that the Biden administration has pressured Facebook to censor COVID-19 related content, and acknowledged that it was a mistake to suppress The Washington Post's reporting on Hunter Biden's infamous laptop. In a shocking letter to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Zuckerberg wrote that […]
Zuckerberg Admits Facebook Killed Hunter Biden Laptop Story
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Facebook removed the article about Hunter Biden's laptop after the FBI “warned” it of a “possible Russian disinformation operation”, and acknowledged that “we shouldn't have downgraded the story”. In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Zuckerberg wrote: Written Facebook after receiving a […]
Mark Zuckerberg Admits Biden-Harris Admin Pressured Facebook To Censor Content, Expresses Regret
Mark Zuckerberg expressed regret on Monday that Facebook had caved in to pressure from the Biden-Harris administration to censor content. Zuckerberg said, letter Zuckerberg told House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan that Biden administration officials had “repeatedly pressured” his team to throttle COVID-19-related content that it otherwise would not have restricted, and expressed frustration when […]
Meta admits ‘error’ in taking down conservative college’s Facebook page
Facebook Hillsdale College shuts down online course page On the same day, the school began a course criticizing communism and Marxism. ” Hillsdale Online The Facebook page has been down since Monday night, when the group launched a new course on Marxism, Socialism and Communism.” The school stated to X“Facebook is denying access to our […]
Christian father imprisoned in Egypt over Facebook comments declares hunger strike
A father of five has been detained in Egypt for more than two years over posts he made in a Facebook group for Christian to Islam converts, and has now declared a hunger strike over the injustice he says he has experienced. Abdulbaki Said Abd, from Yemen, was a member of a Christian Facebook group […]
Politicians demand Mark Zuckerberg stop Facebook, Instagram illegal drug ads
A bipartisan group of 19 US lawmakers has written a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressing concern about the social media giant’s failure to stop ads for illegal drugs from appearing on Facebook and Instagram. The lawmakers, including Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), Rep. Kathy Kastor (D-Fla.), Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) and Rep. Lori Trahan […]
Dennis Quaid ‘baffled’ by Facebook explanation for throttling promotion of ‘Reagan’ biopic
“Reagan” star Dennis Quaid on Tuesday responded to Facebook’s explanation for why it’s curbing efforts to ramp up publicity for his new biopic about the 40th president, saying the explanation isn’t convincing. Facebook reportedly initially did not allow the film’s marketing team to promote posts featuring Quaid’s photo through paid ads, and the platform also […]