Shooting the messenger: Biden attacks Facebook

Published July 19, 2021 5:52pm ET



The White House and President Joe Biden, in particular, have been coming under withering attack for their promise to crack down on “misinformation.” But in a country as divided as the United States, where consumers of news regularly seek news outlets that affirm their worldview, one man’s “misinformation” is another man’s gospel truth.

Doug McKelway examines the risks of a government cracking down on “misinformation” when information is in the eye of the beholder.