On the recordNovember 27, 2023
Madam President, over the past 52 days, we have watched a horrifying propaganda campaign take over our social media platforms. Anti-Israel sentiment and support for Hamas terrorism has gone mainstream, and even Biden administration officials like Jake Sullivan admit that Hamas is using popular online platforms to push propaganda. Of course, TikTok is the enabler-in-chief in this regard. Here are some stats for you: Between October 23 and 30, videos with the ``StandWithPalestine'' hashtag received 285 million views globally, while videos with ``StandWithIsrael'' hashtag received just 64 million views. Now, keep in mind, these stats reflect the online discourse surrounding the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust 3 weeks after it happened. Everyone has seen the pictures and videos of what Hamas had done. We knew that they were holding innocent people and families and children hostage. It is terrible enough on its own, but we know that it is also a symptom of a very serious disease. We have seen more than enough evidence to suggest that TikTok's executives are manipulating user sentiment with Israel. Why would they do this? Because leveraging the anti-Israel cause is in the best interest of their handlers in the Chinese Communist Party.…
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