- President Biden said platforms like
Facebook are "killing people" withvaccine misinformation . - Facebook defended itself and said the
White House was looking for "scapegoats." - The White House failed to reach its goal of inoculating 70% of adults by July 4.
Facebook pushed back at comments President
When asked what his message was to platforms like Facebook, where
"The only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated, and they're killing people," he said.
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In a statement provided to Insider, Facebook defended itself.
"The fact is that more than 2 billion people have viewed authoritative information about
In an additional statement provided to NBC's Dylan Byers, a Facebook official said: "In private exchanges the Surgeon General has praised our work, including our efforts to inform people about COVID-19. The White House is looking for scapegoats for missing their vaccine goals."
The White House fell short of its goal to have 70% of adults vaccinated by July 4, which some have blamed on
As of Friday, nearly 60% of American adults were fully vaccinated.