Over the past week, a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made the rounds online. The footage shows a supposedly drunk Pelosi speaking during an event and slurring her words. Now, various social networking sites, such as YouTube and Twitter have taken steps to block the footage from their platforms.
However, Facebook has chosen a different route. As the video made the rounds, Facebook announced that they will allow the doctored footage to remain on their platform.
This decision subsequently prompted a scathing response from Nancy Pelosi.
Pelosi on Facebook
The House Speaker censured Facebook during an interview with a California news station. She insinuated that Facebook is a willing co-conspirator with Russia, due to their allowance of the doctored video on their platform.
In Pelosi’s own words:
“We have said all along, poor Facebook, they were unwittingly exploited by the Russians. I think wittingly because right now they are putting up something that they know is false. I think it’s wrong, I think they have proven — by not taking down something they know is false — that they were willing enablers of the Russian interference in our election.”
Additional Responses to the Doctored Video on Facebook
Nancy Pelosi is not the only critic of Facebook. Many Democrats also rallied behind the House Speaker and stated that the social networking platform has a duty not to permit fake news on the platform.
