Facebook Removed COVID-19 Posts Under White House Pressure, Raising Censorship Concerns
- Facebook executives admitted to removing COVID-19 posts suggesting the virus was man-made after pressure from the Biden administration.
- Internal Facebook communications show executives questioned censoring COVID-19 content and fueling conspiracy theories.
- The removed Facebook posts included claims that COVID-19 was man-made or manufactured.
- The White House pressed Facebook to combat COVID-19 misinformation as part of its vaccination agenda.
- The news comes as Congress considers holding Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in contempt for failing to provide documents.