Surgeon General: Facebook’s Efforts to Combat Alleged COVID-19 Misinformation ‘Not Enough’

Surgeon General: Facebook’s Efforts to Combat Alleged COVID-19 Misinformation ‘Not Enough’
Vivek Murthy speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 8, 2020. AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File
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Continuing a public feud with Facebook over whether the company is addressing alleged “misinformation” about COVID-19, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said on July 18 that Facebook hasn’t done enough to remove such misinformation from its platform.

“It’s not enough,” Murthy told Fox News about Facebook, stating that “misinformation is still spreading” and social media companies have to move to stop it. “We are still, despite some of the actions that they have taken, seeing significant spread of misinformation.

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