Psaki Rebuffs Fox Reporter’s ‘Inaccurate’ Claim of WH ‘Spying’ on Facebook Profiles

• Jen Psaki on Friday called a Fox News reporter’s question “loaded and inaccurate.”
• The reporter, Peter Doocy, had asked whether the White House was spying on Facebook accounts.
• Psaki rejected the claim, saying that the profiles are public. 
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday dismissed a Fox News reporter’s claim that the Biden administration was “spying” on Facebook accounts that spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.

“For how long has the administration been spying on people’s Facebook profiles looking for vaccine misinformation?” Peter Doocy, a Fox correspondent, asked Psaki, referring to recent reporting that the White House recommended that social-media companies censor accounts spreading misinformation about public…

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