Is COVID Misinformation Killing People? (with Facebook’s Nick Clegg) (EXTENDED CUT)

In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

Lemonada Media

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4.6 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2021

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Andy talks with Nick Clegg, Facebook's Vice President of Global Affairs, about one of the most important issues out there: Facebook, social media, COVID-19 and misinformation. After President Biden said Facebook is "killing people" with COVID misinformation, Andy and Nick discuss what Facebook says its obligation is with regard to misinformation, what they're doing to combat it, and whether it’s enough. In this extended cut from July, they also discuss Nick’s transition from politics to tech, the lessons Facebook learned from the 2016 election, and COVID in the UK. Keep up with Andy on Twitter @ASlavitt and Instagram @andyslavitt. Follow Nick Clegg on Twitter @nickclegg. Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium. Support the show by checking out our sponsors! Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: https://lemonadamedia.com/sponsors/ Throughout the pandemic, CVS Health has been there, bringing quality, affordable health care closer to home—so it’s never out of reach for anyone.   Learn more at cvshealth.com. Check out these resources from today’s episode: Find a COVID-19 vaccine site near you: https://www.vaccines.gov/ Order Andy’s book, Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165 Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com/show/inthebubble. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's CVS Health, they know the women's physical, mental, and sexual health matters.
0:05.0	That's why they're offering new women's health services available nationwide seven days a week.
0:09.0	From heart health, blood pressure, and cholesterol screenings available at miniclinic locations,
0:14.0	to virtual birth control consultations and visits with a board certified provider,
0:18.0	women's health is it an afterthought. It matters.
0:21.0	It's CVS Health. Health here happens together. Learn more at CVSHealth.com.
0:27.0	Lemonada.
0:36.0	What's your message to platforms like Facebook?
0:41.0	To kill people. I mean, it really, they only tend to have it among the unvaccinated.
0:50.0	And that's, and they're killing people.
1:12.0	Welcome to the bubble. I'm your host Andy Slavitt.
1:15.0	Well, put on your seatbelt. Go get the popcorn pops, dial in those earphones.
1:22.0	Just sit back. Today's show is about misinformation and the perpetrators of it,
1:28.0	and it features my interview with Nick Clegg from Facebook.
1:32.0	Tell you about Nick in a second.
1:34.0	As we were recording the episode, the surgeon general released a new report calling out misinformation
1:41.0	as a public health hazard. Here we are doing an episode on misinformation.
1:46.0	Imagine that. And as one of the culprits for why so many are refusing to get vaccinated,
1:55.0	Facebook gets called out by name. And then, well, you just heard what happened.
2:01.0	President Biden on Friday referred to Facebook, one of the largest and certainly most influential companies in the world,
2:08.0	as being responsible for killing people, basically holding them accountable for preventing false information.
2:17.0	The same way, the decades ago, I think cigarette companies and then auto companies were held to account for creating unsafe products.
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