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Another fake video of Pelosi goes viral on Facebook

The social media giant attached a ‘partly false’ label to a clip manipulated to make the House speaker look drunk

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August 3, 2020 at 2:52 p.m. EDT
A manipulated video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was circulated across several social media platforms in early August. (Video: The Washington Post)

A manipulated and widely shared video that depicts House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) slurring her speech and appearing intoxicated was labeled “partly false” by Facebook over the weekend, renewing scrutiny on social media and its role in reining in misinformation.

TikTok, Twitter and YouTube all removed the footage from their platforms after CNN inquired about it Sunday, but it remains on Facebook. The news outlet says the video has been viewed more than 2 million times.