 "Zuckerberg lied about the Lok Sabha election results and trapped his own company, now this action will take place!")
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s statements have landed his company Meta in trouble. A committee of Parliament has decided to summon Meta, the parent company of social media platform Facebook. This matter is connected with Zuckerberg’s comment on 2024 Lok Sabha elections. BJP MP and Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology Nishikant Dubey said that Meta will be summoned for spreading rumours.
Know Zuckerberg’s lies
The 40-year-old Zuckerberg had claimed in a podcast that ruling parties around the world faced defeat in the 2024 elections, including in India. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has denied this claim of Zuckerberg. He said that this fact is completely wrong. Dubey said Metta would have to apologize to Parliament and the public.
Zuckerberg gave wrong information in the podcast
Zuckerberg said in a podcast on January 10 that due to the Covid pandemic, trust in ruling governments around the world has declined. He described India’s example as wrong in this regard. Zuckerberg said, ‘2024 was a big election year around the world and elections were held in many countries. The ruling parties lost every election. It’s like a global phenomenon, whether it’s because of inflation or economic policies to deal with Covid or just because of how governments have dealt with Covid. “It seems to have had a global impact.”
Ashwini Vaishnav showed Zuckerberg the mirror
Soon after this, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav fact-checked Zuckerberg’s comments, saying that the people of India had reposed their faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA in the Lok Sabha elections held last year. Vaishnav, who holds the portfolios of Railways, Information and Broadcasting and Electronics and Information Technology in the Modi 3.0 government, said in a post, ‘As the world’s largest democracy, India conducted the 2024 elections with over 64 crore voters. The people of India have expressed their faith in the NDA led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Zuckerberg’s claim that most of the ruling governments, including India, have lost the 2024 elections after Covid is factually incorrect.
Zuckerberg’s agenda on Covid
He added, ‘From free food to 800 crore people during Covid, 2.2 billion free vaccines and aid to countries around the world, to moving India forward as the fastest growing major economy, PM Modi’s third term The decisive victory is proof of good governance and public confidence. The misinformation from Meta and Zuckerberg is frustrating. Let’s maintain facts and credibility.
BJP came to power for the third time
The BJP, which won the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections by a landslide, suffered some setbacks in the 2024 general elections and fell below the majority mark. However, the BJP along with its alliance partners retained power. A united opposition led by the Congress took the lead, but fell far short of the numbers needed to turn the tide. With Modi 3.0, Prime Minister Modi became the second Indian Prime Minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to hold the top post for three consecutive terms. Dubey said in an X-post, ‘Wrong information about a democratic country tarnishes its (Metta’s) image. He will have to apologize to Parliament and the people here for this mistake.