As people are calling on Facebook to do more to stop the spread of misinformation ahead of the 2020 election, CEO Mark Zuckerberg doubled down on his refusal to 'police' the company's broad interpretation of political speech.
An hour before Perino's interview aired, Fox News debated the merits of Facebook censorship. Melissa Francis, a co-host of, seemed to think the concept was funny, laughing as she said removing dishonest Facebook ads and the like would leave little content left on the site.
"So much of our political discourse, especially now, is subjective," responded Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, a host on Fox Business."That means the truthiness [sic] changes depending on who is consuming it. And by the way, if you are getting all of your political news from Facebook, you're doing it wrong."
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