American technology giant Meta has apologized for an error in Mark Zuckerberg’s recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) podcast. This came after a veteran Indian politician highlighted Zuckerberg’s mistakes.
Speaking with UFC commentator and podcast mogul Joe Rogan on episode #2255 of JRE (January 2025), Zuckerberg said that allegations of media censorship and misinformation related to the coronavirus have led to public trust in traditional media. is being damaged around the world. Logan seemed to agree.
Zuckerberg also suggested that current governments in India and many other countries will be replaced by new ones in the post-corona era. Nevertheless, several netizens, including Indian political leader Ashwini Vaishnaw, emphasized that Zuckerberg was wrong.
Mr. Vaishnaud made allusions to Ta. Prime Minister Modi won the 2014 Indian general election and took the seat, was re-elected in 2019, and won a third term in 2024.
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Mark Zuckerberg specifically mentioned India in his conversation with JRE. Vaishnaud of the BJP is known for having served as India’s Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, and Minister of Railways. A former IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer wrote:
“As the world’s largest democracy, India held the 2024 elections with over 640 million voters. Indians reaffirm their faith in the NDA led by the leadership of Prime Minister @narendramodi Ji Mr. Zuckerberg’s claim that most current governments, including those in India, have been defeated in the 2024 elections, post-coronavirus, is factually incorrect.
“From free food to 800 million people, 2.2 billion free vaccines, and aid to countries around the world during the coronavirus pandemic, to leading India as a fast-growing leading economy, Prime Minister Modi’s three A decisive victory for the term is a testament to good governance and public trust. @Meta, it’s disappointing to see misinformation from Mr. Zuckerberg himself. Let’s stick to facts and authenticity.”
Shivnath Thukral, director of public policy at Meta India, reacted to Ashwini Vaishnau’s aforementioned post. Mr Thukral appeared to apologize on Mr Mehta’s behalf, writing:
“Dear Honorable Minister @AshwiniVaishnaw, Mark’s observation that many incumbent political parties were not re-elected in the 2024 elections applies to some countries, but not to India. We apologize. India remains a very important country to @Meta and we look forward to being at the heart of its innovative future. ”
A look back at Mark Zuckerberg’s claims about the Indian government and elections
Mark Zuckerberg has long faced accusations of censorship and misinformation through social media platforms owned by Meta, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Many netizens criticized the magnitude of Zuckerberg’s misrating, given India’s geopolitical importance and the US billionaire’s past meetings with Prime Minister Modi.
In a conversation with MMA personality Joe Rogan, Mark Zuckerberg hinted that during the peak of COVID-19, most people around the world lost trust in the media, the current government at the time, and democratic institutions as a whole. Ta. The Meta founders speculated that inflation, economic policy, or the current government’s general approach to the coronavirus was likely to blame.
“I kind of think that the response to COVID-19 has probably caused a collapse of trust in many governments around the world, because 2024 was a big election year around the world. And there are all these countries, India as well – like a lot of countries, where the incumbent lost basically every election.”
Watch Mark Zuckerberg’s review below (17:17):
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