Facebook Subpoenaed in COVID-19 Misinformation Probe
July 6, 2021 – District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine has subpoenaed Facebook for documents and data related to the tech platform’s handling of coronavirus misinformation.
Racine is asking Facebook to release certain records by the end of next week, including an internal study that the platform conducted on vaccine hesitancy among users. The study found that a small group of users played a big role in pushing vaccine skepticism, The Washington Postreported in March.
The subpoena, which was filed on June 21, requests that Facebook provide records on groups, pages, and accounts that have violated the platform’s COVID-19 misinformation policies, as well as details on how the platform has addressed those violations.
Racine is also asking for details about the resources that Facebook is devoting to combatting vaccine misinformation, including the volume of content awaiting review, according to Axios.
“Facebook has said it’s taking action to address the proliferation of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on its site,” Abbie McDonough, director of communications for the attorney general’s office, told POLITICO.
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