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Fact check: Claims behind JD Vance's free speech attack debunked


Published on 2025-02-17 15:40:52 - MSN
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  • US Vice President JD Vance has attacked Europe over free speech, citing several instances where people weren't allowed to express themselves online or pray in public and at home. Are the claims smoke and mirrors?

The article from MSN debunks claims made by Senator J.D. Vance regarding an alleged attack on free speech by the Biden administration. Vance suggested that the administration was pressuring social media companies to censor conservative voices, particularly in relation to the Hunter Biden laptop story. However, the article clarifies that the lawsuit referenced by Vance, Missouri v. Biden, actually addresses the government's efforts to combat misinformation, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. The lawsuit claims that government officials coerced social media platforms to remove or suppress content deemed as misinformation, but this was not specifically targeted at conservative viewpoints. The article points out that the case involves broader issues of free speech versus misinformation control, and not a partisan attack on conservative speech. Furthermore, it highlights that the claims of censorship are often exaggerated or misrepresented, and that social media companies have their own content moderation policies which they enforce independently of government influence.

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