“They’re killing people,” Biden said Friday on the lawn of the White House.
“The only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated.”
Facebook has an online hub for COVID-19 information as part of an effort to steer people toward authoritative sources.
More than 3.3 million Americans have also used Facebook’s vaccine finder tool, he said.
“The facts show that Facebook is helping save lives.
“The fact is that vaccine acceptance among Facebook users in the US has increased.”
Theadvisory, issued Thursday, says misinformation has hampered US response to the pandemic and prevented Americans fromgetting vaccinated.
It calls on social media companies, as well as individuals, to help fight health misinformation.
During an appearance Sunday on CNN, Murthy laid much of the blame for misinformation on social networks.
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Murthy also spoke about the advisoryduring a briefing at the White Houseon Thursday.
That stat appears to come from a March report published by theCenter for Countering Digital Hate.
The social online grid said it’s also taken down more than 18 million pieces of COVID-19 misinformation.
