Facebook has removed a post from President Trump that made a false claim about COVID-19, saying it violated their rules against harmful misinformation. Twitter added a warning label to Trump's tweet but didn't take it down.
Facebook and Twitter took action against social media posts released by President Trump from the White House on Tuesday morning.Facebook and Twitter took action against social media posts released by President Trump from the White House on Tuesday morning.Facebook and Twitter took measures to screen against misinformation after President Trump put posts on both sites that falsely claimed COVID-19 is less deadly than the flu in"most populations.
Facebook took down Trump's post, saying that users are not allowed to make false claims about the severity of the pandemic. The social network says the post broke its rules against harmful misinformation. Twitter allowed the president's tweet to stay up with a warning label. The company said it is in violation of Twitter's"rules about spreading misleading and potentially harmful information related to COVID-19." But it added that the company"has determined that it may be in the public's interest for the Tweet to remain accessible."
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