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The Dispatch Podcast

White House Battles Social Media Over Misinformation

The Dispatch Podcast

The Dispatch

News, Politics

4.63.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

The White House has announced that it will be flagging misinformation on Facebook in an attempt to diminish vaccine skepticism. But could politicizing this issue even further actually embolden anti-vaxxers? Our hosts consider how we can sway the unvaccinated, and whether the world would be better off without online comment sections. Afterward, Steve introduces a potpourri of topics for Jonah and Sarah to dig into. How concerned should we be about inflation? Do Republicans have any interest in fully uncovering what happened on January 6? And can Biden convince the Democrats to accept a bipartisan infrastructure agreement after promising unity in his inaugural address? The gang concludes by discussing Jeff Bezos’ voyage to outer space, and Jonah considers whether we should build nuclear reactors on the moon. Show Notes: -The Morning Dispatch breaks down Biden’s clash with Big Tech -Jonah’s column: “Biden Shows How Not to Improve Vaccine Rates” -A Forbes article on the myth of vaccine-induced magnetism -TMD explores whether inflation is a threat -Alex Tabarrok discusses inflation on The Remnant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome back to the Dispatch Podcast.

0:02.5

We have a special popery episode for you today.

0:06.4

I'm your host, Sarah Isger joined by Steve Hayes

0:09.2

and Jonah Goldberg and we don't have David French

0:11.7

and that's really, we're gonna let loose.

0:14.3

We're gonna talk about all the things that David likes

0:16.4

to talk about most, including but not limited to space.

0:20.6

We'll throw in some tech.

0:22.4

I mean, we know how David feels about big tech.

0:25.1

We'll talk some inflation, some vaccine hesitancy,

0:29.2

not hesitancy, as well as infrastructure.

0:34.4

Because we always have to talk about infrastructure.

0:35.9

I mean, it's a day ending and why.

0:37.2

Let's dive right in.

0:52.6

Jonah, the first topic that David likes to talk about.

0:56.8

Yes, so the White House last weekend, over the weekend,

1:02.6

essentially declared war on Facebook, primarily social media

1:07.0

in general and it caused everybody to go

1:16.4

to their favorite talking points about their favorite subjects

1:19.7

about everything from section 230 to free speech.

1:24.0

We put it this way.

1:26.8

It allowed everyone to be their best,

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