For the first time, Facebook removed a Trump post because of 'harmful Covid misinformation' | BISouthAfrica
Facebook took down a post by US president Donald Trump for violating its policies against misinformation, the company confirmed.
Trump posted a video of his interview with Fox News where he falsely claimed that children are"almost immune" from Covid19, 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 said this is the first time it has completely taken down a post by Trump for pushing coronavirus misinformation, according to
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