After Zuckerberg’s election remarks on Rogan podcast, House panel seeks apology from Meta

मेरी कमिटि इस ग़लत जानकारी के लिए @Meta को बुलाएगी । किसी भी लोकतांत्रिक देश की ग़लत जानकारी देश की छवि को धूमिल करती है । इस गलती के लिए भारतीय संसद से तथा यहाँ की जनता से उस संस्था को माफ़ी माँगनी पड़ेगी https://t.co/HulRl1LF4z

— Dr Nishikant Dubey (@nishikant_dubey) January 14, 2025

Appearing on the Joe Rogan podcast, Zuckerberg had said that in elections around the world in 2024, most incumbent governments, including the one in India, had been voted out of power.

“There is some sort of global phenomena, whether it was inflation because of the economic policies to deal with Covid or just how the governments dealt with Covid, seems to have this effect that is global, not just the US, but like a very broad decrease in trust, at least in the set incumbents and maybe, in sort of these democratic institutions overall,” the Facebook founder said.

Dubey said: “My committee will summon Meta for wrong information. To give false information about any democratic country sullies its reputation. The company will have to apologise to the Indian Parliament and Indian people for sharing false information.”

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw too criticised Zuckerberg Monday for the “factually incorrect” statement.

He posted on Meta-owned Facebook: “People of India reaffirmed their trust in the NDA led by PM Narendra Modi ji’s leadership… Mr Zuckerberg’s claim that most incumbent governments, including India in 2024 elections, lost post-COVID is factually incorrect.”

“From free food for 800 million, 2.2 billion free vaccines, and aid to nations worldwide during COVID, to leading India as the fastest-growing major economy, PM Modi’s decisive 3rd-term victory is a testament to good governance and public trust,” Vaishnaw said.