Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) said Libs of TikTok should not be on Twitter because it incited violence against transgender people. .“All these claims, which I have reiterated were false, culminated in a real-life harassment and bomb threat to the Boston Children’s Hospital,” said Ocasio-Cortez in a Wednesday video. .The video starts off with Ocasio-Cortez saying so much for a bias against right-wing Twitter accounts. .She asked former Twitter United States safety policy team member Anika Collier Navaroli if she had heard of Libs of TikTok. .“I’ve heard of it from the news,” said Navaroli. .Ocasio-Cortez asked former Twitter head of safety and trust Yoel Roth if he was familiar with it. .“Yes ma'am, I am,” said Roth. .She asked Roth if he knew Libs of TikTok posted misinformation about the Boston Children’s Hospital in August, saying it provided hysterectomies to children. He said he was “aware of that and other claims from the account.” .Ocasio-Cortez asked if he knew the misinformation was “circulated by other prominent far-right influencers.”.He responded by saying yes. .She went on to say Libs of TikTok remains on Twitter today. He said it was regrettable, but it was. .“This is the party that cannot pick on anyone their own size,” she said. .“And they are trying to co-opt an entire social media platform and use the power of this committee and of Congress in order to pursue a political agenda.” .Libs of TikTok said Ocasio-Cortez was lying. .“Important message for @AOC,” it said. .It showed a photo of the definition of defamation. Defamation is the act of defaming people; calumny, slander, or libel. .The Boston Children’s Hospital said in December it had been receiving bomb threats because parental rights supporters have been spreading misinformation about gender transitions. .READ MORE: Boston hospital blames parental rights activists for bomb threats.“The only person I see lying is Kevin Churchwell,” said parental right activist Billboard Chris..Churchwell said as long as people are spreading “false information and harmful rhetoric about the gender-affirming care we provide, these incidents will likely continue.”
