While Mark Zuckerberg interviewed Anthony Fauci on Facebook, some users posted comments spreading vaccine misinformation and conspiracy theories
Mark Zuckerberg interviewed Dr. Anthony Fauci on Facebook Live about the pandemic on Thursday.
The majority of the comments were positive, but some users claimed that the vaccine would make people sick and that Fauci was profiting off of the pandemic. To be clear, the vast majority of Facebook users commenting as the interview took place were overwhelmingly positive. Some announced their adoration for Fauci, who has been openly attacked by White House officials; some thanked Zuckerberg for holding the interview; and others raised legitimate questions for Zuckerberg to ask Fauci, such as advice on schools reopening across the US.
"Smart people will build their own immunity and skip the vaccine," said another. "It should be required that all parties involved in bringing a vaccine to market be willing to take the vaccine themselves prior to distributing it to the masses," wrote a third. Facebook has struggled with how to handle misinformation for years — from political disinformation spread by Russian agents during the 2016 US election to vaccine denialists sharing bogus warnings about the false dangers of mainstream medicine.
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