Twitter chairman Elon Musk responded to a post on the platform in December regarding the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony FaucisDaughter works on the platform.

What happened: Responding to a tweet by a conservative activist and radio talk show host Karl Kirk, Sharing a report of Fauci’s daughter working at Twitter during the pandemic, Musk said, “Small world…”

The report Kirk cited was based on Fauci’s testimony on Nov. 23 in a lawsuit brought by the Missouri Attorney General alleging social media censorship Eric Schmitt and Attorney General of Louisiana Jeff Landry early 2022.

Fauci was asked during the testimony if he knew anyone who worked for a social media platform. He replied that he had been in contact with him meta platforms chairman Mark Zuckerberg.

When asked if he knew anyone else who worked for a different social media platform than Zuckerberg, Fauci said, “Well, one person who used to work for Twitter as a software engineer was my daughter.”

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Why it matters: The two state officials accuse the president in the lawsuit Joe Biden and key officials in his administration “conspired and/or coerced social media companies to suppress unpopular speakers, viewpoints and content on social media platforms by labeling the content as ‘disinformation’, ‘misinformation’ and ‘false information’. “

Musk’s own Twitter said it will Untag or remove posts that contain misinformation about COVID-19.

Fauci clarified that his daughter has no interest in the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19 and that she stopped working for Twitter over a year ago.

Fauci, the face of the US COVID-19 response, announced he was dismount from all his current positions.
This story was originally published on December 7th, 2022.

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