House lawmakers held a hearing on Thursday to discuss the Hunter Biden laptop story that has been enflaming the political landscape. Ousted Twitter executives testified before the House Committee on the issue while Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) was one of the most vocal critics of the hearing, calling it “half-fake”.

The hearing was held to investigate Twitter’s alleged censorship of the story, which was first reported by the New York Post. According to the Post, the laptop contained emails related to Hunter Biden’s business dealings in Ukraine and China.

Twitter initially blocked the story from its platform, citing concerns about the authenticity of the material and possible violations of its hacked materials policy. The company later reversed its decision and allowed the story to be shared.

At the hearing, former Twitter executives testified that the company had acted in accordance with its policies and that the decision to block the story was not politically motivated. They also discussed the company’s efforts to combat misinformation and protect the integrity of the 2020 election.

However, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez argued that the hearing was a waste of time and money and called it “half-fake”. She argued that the focus should be on the source of the material, rather than on the decision of Twitter to block it.

The hearing is the latest development in the ongoing saga surrounding the Hunter Biden laptop story and the role of social media companies in regulating content. It remains to be seen how this hearing will impact the debate over how to handle the issue of online misinformation.