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Facebook shuts down Pete Evans’ page for repeated misinformation about coronavirus
Celebrity chef Pete Evans’ Facebook page has been permanently removed after he repeatedly breached the social media network’s misinformation policies with posts about COVID-19.
Key points:
- A Facebook spokesperson said Evans had repeatedly violated the company’s policies
- Facebook has previously removed individual posts by Evans
- The celebrity chef lost his book publisher this year after he used a neo-Nazi symbol in a Facebook post
A Facebook company spokesperson said the platform does not allow anyone to share misinformation about COVID-19 that could lead to imminent physical harm, or misinformation about vaccines that has been debunked by public health experts.
“We have clear policies against this type of content and we’ve removed Chef Pete…
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