"So, you won't take down lies or you will take down lies? I think that's just a pretty simple yes or no."
— CSPAN (@cspan) October 23, 2019
Complete exchange between @RepAOC @AOC and Mark Zuckerberg at today's House Financial Services Cmte hearing.
Full video here: https://t.co/heT7Psnlp1 pic.twitter.com/0iiWtfU5gQ
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Zuckerberg: Congresswoman, I don’t have an immediate answer to that.
Ocasio-Cortez: So, you’re uncertain if I can proceed with that?
Zuckerberg: I’d say it’s likely.
Ocasio-Cortez: Do you recognize the potential issue here with a complete absence of fact-checking on political ads?
Zuckerberg: Congresswoman, I believe spreading falsehoods is undesirable. If you were to run an ad containing a lie, that would be detrimental. However, it’s different from our standpoint regarding the right course of action to prevent your opponents or individuals in an election from perceiving that you lied…
Ocasio-Cortez: So, you won’t remove lies, or will you? It’s a straightforward yes or no?
Zuckerberg: Congresswoman, in most cases, in a democracy, I think people should have the ability to witness for themselves what statements politicians they might vote for are making and assess their character independently.
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Ocasio-Cortez: So, you won’t take them down? You might label it as inaccurate, but you won’t remove it?
