The White House’s Dangerous War on Disinformation

“We’re flagging problematic posts for Facebook that spread disinformation.”
-White House Press Secretary

Disinformation these days is everywhere. Social media in particular has become akin to a freeway where everyone’s stuck in traffic, is incoherently yelling at nobody in particular out of frustration, while simultaneously hitting their horns.  Oh, and the turn signals are working overtime, but it’s impossible to tell if the drivers are indeed planning on following the rules of traffic. In the distance, there are signs—but they are obscured by all the smoke. Good luck getting off.

So, in light of all the disinformation being circulated around a dangerous pandemic, it seems reasonable to want to try and address this disinformation, right?

In a press conference, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki has outlined some of the ways in which the Biden administration is working to address this issu…