Facebook takes the rare step of removing a Trump interview over coronavirus misinformation

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Facebook on Wednesday removed a post from the account of President Donald Trump in which he said in a video interview that children are 'almost immune' from Covid-19.

Facebook on Wednesday removed a post from the account of President Donald Trump in which he said in a video interview that children are "almost immune" from Covid-19.

Trump posted the video from a segment on an interview with Fox News in which he advocates that school's should open, saying that in his view children are "almost definitely" immune from the coronavirus. "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 spokesman told NBC News.Andrew Harnik | Pool | Reuterson Wednesday removed a a video interview posted on the account of President Donald Trump in which he said that children are "almost immune" from Covid-19.

The video segment segment comes from an interview with Fox News in which he advocates that schools should open, saying that in his view children are "almost definitely" immune from the coronavirus."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 spokesmanThe removal is one of the few times Facebook has taken steps to moderate content posted by Trump.

It comes after criticism from Facebook employees, civil rights groups and advertisers after the company chose not to take action on a post by Trump in which he said "when the looting starts, the shooting starts," referring to Black Lives Matter protests. Facebook employees staged a

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