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Facebook to take down all false vaccine claims, not just those related to coronavirus
Facebook has announced it will expand the list of false health claims it bans from the platform to include debunked claims about vaccines in general.
Key points:
- False vaccine claims are already prohibited in advertisements on Facebook
- The company said it would remove groups, pages and accounts that repeatedly share the debunked health claims
- Facebook also said it would help users find out where and when they could receive the coronavirus vaccine
The social media company said in a blog post that any false claims about the coronavirus, its vaccine and other vaccines, including that COVID-19 is a man-made virus, and that vaccines are dangerous and cause autism, would be removed.
Such claims are already prohibited in advertisements on the…
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