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Empty bottles of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine are pictured in a vaccination centre in Garlan, western France, on December 13, 2021. (Photo by Fred TANNEAU / AFP) (Photo by FRED TANNEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

COVID-19: A pandemic of misinformation

A frontline doctor is hoping to clarify information surrounding COVID-19. One America’s Pearson Sharp has more.

Facebook executive Andrew Bosworth wrote of Facebook's drive to connect people, "Maybe it costs a life by exposing someone to bullies." Thursday, he renounced the statements.CHRISTIAN CHARISIUS/GETTY IMAGES

Facebook executive says society to blame for misinformation, not social media

A Facebook executive blamed society and not social media for political and COVID-19 misinformation. In an interview on Sunday, Andrew Bosworth deflected the blame for the spread of misinformation on social media while asserting people are exposed to misinformation because they want to be.