House Hearing on Censorship and Misinformation

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced criticism during a House hearing on censorship for his comments suggesting COVID-19 was 'ethnically targeted.' Some members of Congress called for his invitation to testify to be rescinded. Kennedy defended himself, stating that he has never made racist or antisemitic remarks. The debate over balancing free speech with fighting misinformation and the role of social media companies in moderating content was at the center of the hearing. Kennedy warned that government censorship could lead to totalitarianism.