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Friday, May 31, 2019

Pelosi Attacks Facebook As ‘Willing Enabler’ of Russia

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) has up to $1 million in Facebook, a company she said on Wednesday was a "willing enabler of Russian interference" in the 2016 election.

Pelosi's sharp criticism of the social media giant was a direct response to its decision to flag an altered video of her as false rather than remove it altogether. She told a local California radio station the decision calls into question whether they "wittingly" conspired with Russians to interfere in the 2016 election.

"We have said all along, poor Facebook, they were unwittingly exploited by the Russians," Pelosi said. "I think wittingly, because right now they are putting up something that they know is false."

"I think they have proven—by not taking down something they know is false—that they were willing enablers of the Russian interference in our election," Pelosi said.

Though Pelosi is yet to file her disclosure for 2018, required periodic transaction reports show her husband significantly increased his Facebook investment last year.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

If anyone should know willing enablers up close and personal, it's Pelosi. However, it seems that she doesn't.

Don't take a bite of the apple she offers.

Anonymous said...

Hey, Facebook...welcome to the machine.

Anonymous said...

Facebook needs to be shutdown, it is a product used to sell info about users to businesses, and distribute fake news. It is a Nazi propaganda machine!