Facebook removed a Trump post because it violated the company's policies banning 'harmful COVID misinformation'
President Donald Trump pauses during a coronavirus disease news briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, July 23, 2020.Facebook took down a post by President Donald Trump for violating its policies against misinformation.
Trump posted a video of his interview with Fox News where he falsely claimed that children are "almost immune" from COVID-19, which"This video includes false claims that a group of people is immune from COVID-19 which is a violation of our policies around harmful COVID misinformation," a Facebook spokesperson told Business Insider.
Facebook has applied fact-check labels to Trump's posts before but this is the first post, outside of campaign ads, it has completely removed for violating its misinformation policies.Do you have a personal experience with the coronavirus you'd like to share? Or a tip on how your town or community is handling the pandemic? Please emailfrom Business Insider Intelligence on how COVID-19 is affecting industries.Something is loading.
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