Facebook just banned a series of disinformation networks linked to Brazil's president that downplayed the severity of COVID-19
In a sweep of disinformation networks in five nations, Facebook on Wednesday removed accounts linked to Brazil's president.
Example posts show the accounts posted information that claimed the virus death rate is "fabricated" by the media.
In an example post included in the Facebook blog post, a video posted by the network is titled "Globo Lies," and contains text that accuses media outlet Globo of "fabricating the coronavirus deaths/death rate." , the longtime ally of President Trump, as well as networks that originated in Canada and Ecuador, Brazil, Ukraine, and the US.
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