GOP says surgeon general chilling speech via Big Tech with ‘misinformation’ push

Published March 7, 2022 11:00am ET



Republicans are outraged at President Joe Biden’s surgeon general for demanding that major social media companies submit detailed information and data regarding COVID-19 misinformation on their platforms.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Thursday formally requested the data from major tech platforms through a Request for Information, saying that COVID-19 misinformation had led people to reject coronavirus treatments, vaccines, and other public health measures.

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