SCOTT DETROW, HOST:
For years, Meta tried to curb the spread of false information and hate speech on Facebook and Instagram. Here’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaking at Georgetown University back in 2019.
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MARK ZUCKERBERG: You know, no one tells us that they want to see misinformation, right? That’s why we work with independent fact-checkers to stop hoaxes that are going viral from spreading.
DETROW: But this past week, Zuckerberg said those efforts were a mistake.
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ZUCKERBERG: We tried in good faith to address those concerns without becoming the arbiters of truth. But the fact-checkers have just been too politically biased and have destroyed more trust