Republican members of Congress accused the tech mogul of censorship, with one saying he should appear before an oversight committee under oath.
warned him that it was part of a Russian disinformation campaign intended to sway the 2020 election.
"We don't want to be deciding what's true and false," Zuckerberg said."And for the—I think it was five or seven days when it was basically being determined whether it was false—the distribution on Facebook was decreased. But people are still allowed to share so you can still share it, you can still consume it."
Zuckerberg said the story appeared less in Facebook's news feed and"fewer people saw it and would have otherwise." He didn't say by how much, but told Rogan it was"meaningful."Trump News Live: DOJ Set to Release Warrant Affidavit Today "Mark Zuckerberg flippantly admitting that Facebook censored the TRUE Hunter Biden laptop story should alarm every American regardless of their political party," GOP Representative August Pfluger of Texas said in a tweet."The truth matters. Free speech matters. We deserve answers.
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