Dangerous To Our Democracy’: Dem Lawmakers Demand Facebook Remove Video Edited To Make Pelosi Look Drunk

Several Democratic lawmakers are demanding Facebook remove a video that was doctored to make House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appear drunk.

Reps. David Cicilline of Rhode Island, Jerry Nadler of New York, and Adam Schiff of California are among a group of Democrats suggesting that the video represents a threat to democracy. Facebook labeled the video “partly false,” which allows the platform to greatly suppress the content’s distribution.

“If Facebook can’t defend against low-tech disinfo like this video, it’s clear they’re not ready for the threats that are coming our way in November. They need to do better. Now,” Schiff wrote in a tweet Tuesday. The video had more than 2 million views by Sunday, according to CNN’s report Monday on the video.

The doctored video, which began circulating Thursday, was from a press conference Pelosi gave in May in which she criticized President Donald Trump for making false accusations against MSNBC host Joe Scarborough. Facebook independent fact-checker Lead Stories was responsible for the fact check.