Biden accuses social media platforms of "killing people" with spread of COVID misinformation

President Biden leveled an extraordinary charge against Facebook and other social media platforms on Friday, claiming they are "killing people" by allowing coronavirus misinformation to spread. The accusation comes as health officials are voicing concern over rising cases of the virus and stalling vaccination rates. 

"They're killing people. I mean it, really. Look, the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated and they're killing people," Mr. Biden told reporters.  Facebook pushed back, saying it is "helping save lives" by doing everything it can to to combat COVID misinformation.