Coverage dated August 25, 2022

Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook suppressed Hunter Biden laptop story per FBI general request

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Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged Thursday that Facebook suppressed the Hunter Biden laptop story before the 2020 election based on a general request from the FBI.

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  1. The Daily Signal

    Facebook Suppressed Hunter Biden Laptop Story After FBI Warning (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    Facebook suppressed the New York Post's report about Hunter Biden's laptop after the FBI warned the tech giant about misinformation

  2. The Federalist

    FBI Colluded With Big Tech To Suppress Hunter Biden Laptop (opens The Federalist)

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    The Federalist's feed description

    Mark Zuckerberg admitted that Facebook suppressed stories about Hunter Biden's laptop during the 2020 election at the request of the FBI.

  3. BizPac Review

    Zuckerberg tells Joe Rogan Facebook was wrong to ban Hunter Biden laptop story, FBI provoked the ban (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Zuckerberg told Rogan the FBI approached Facebook warning them about Russian propaganda before the Hunter Biden laptop story dropped in 2020.

  4. Legitgov

  5. Fox News

    FBI blasted after Zuckerberg revealed their warning ahead of the Hunter Biden laptop story: ‘Collusion' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed on The Joe Rogan Experience that Facebook censored information about Hunter Biden's laptop after an FBI tip about Russian disinfo.

  6. Gopusa

    Zuckerberg: FBI warned Facebook of ‘Russian propaganda’ before Hunter Biden laptop story (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the FBI approached Facebook warning the platform about "Russian propaganda" ahead of the bombshell Hunter Biden laptop story leading up to the 2020 presidential election.

  7. Townhall

    Facebook: The FBI Requested That We Censor the Hunter Biden Laptop Story (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    The Federal Bureau of Investigation has accrued a good faith and credit balance with the American people for generations. They’re our preeminent domestic law enforcement and intelligence agency. Decades of

  8. Washington Times

    Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook suppressed Hunter Biden laptop story per FBI general request (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged Thursday that Facebook suppressed the Hunter Biden laptop story before the 2020 election based on a general request from the FBI.

  9. Hot Air

    Zuckerberg: Facebook was wrong to ban The Post’s Hunter Biden laptop story (opens Hot Air)

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    “When something like that turns out to be real, is there regret for not having it evenly distributed and for throttling the distribution of that story?” Rogan asked about The Post’s Hunter Biden scoop...

  10. Breitbart News

    Mark Zuckerberg: FBI Warned Facebook of 'Russian Propaganda Dump' Ahead of Hunter Biden Laptop Story (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The FBI warned Facebook of an imminent "dump" of "Russian propaganda" shortly before the Hunter Biden "laptop from hell" story broke, according to Facebook's founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.