Biden Campaign Unveils Effective Social Media Misinformation Countermeasure Plan

In a bid to combat misinformation on social media networks, President Biden’s reelection campaign is forming a working group, according to a Biden campaign official who spoke to The Hill on Wednesday.

The team will be led by Rob Flaherty, the deputy campaign manager, Michael Tyler, the communications director, and Maury Riggan, the general counsel. Aides from the rapid response communications team and legal team will also join the group.

The objective of this cross-campaign effort is to publicly counter disinformation using a dedicated group of individuals who will disseminate accurate information to the public, including Biden campaign officials, allies, surrogates, and influencers.

“Social media platforms have a critical responsibility to consider the impact of their platforms on the American people, yet they independently decide how to enforce their standards,” said Flaherty, the former White House director of digital strategy.

“The campaign needs to be more assertive in pushing back against misinformation from a communications standpoint and filling the void that these companies are leaving behind,” he added.

This new working group represents a departure from previous strategies, where campaigns could request and expect social media companies to remove content deemed misinformation. This shift is necessitated by the emergence of X, formerly known as Twitter, and the growing influence of other platforms such as Truth Social, where former President Trump frequently posts.

The campaign’s approach may also involve taking legal action in states that have laws against deepfake technology and relevant copyright laws.

The effort, which was first reported by Politico, will focus on debunking misinformation on various topics, including the president’s track record, the COVID-19 vaccine campaign from the White House, and allegations of voter suppression, among others.

This new initiative comes as the Biden administration grapples with a legal battle over restrictions imposed by a court on certain agencies’ communications with social media companies due to concerns about free speech. Earlier this month, an appeals court ruled that the administration likely violated the First Amendment by pressuring social media platforms to moderate specific content, including vaccine information. The court decided that federal agencies cannot “coerce” social media platforms to remove posts disliked by the government.

According to Politico, some current and former White House employees, including Flaherty, are facing scrutiny for their interactions with social media companies regarding COVID-19 misinformation and the 2020 election.

In June, the House Judiciary Committee invited Flaherty to testify about his conversations with social media companies and allegations of censorship.

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