Facebook took down a post by President Trump, which the company said violated its rules against sharing misinformation about the coronavirus. The post contained a video clip in which Trump claimed that children are 'almost immune' to COVID-19
) on Wednesday took down a post by U.S. President Donald Trump, which the company said violated its rules against sharing misinformation about the coronavirus.
A tweet containing the video that was posted by the Trump campaign’s @TeamTrump account and shared by the president was also later hidden by Twitter Inc TWTR.R for breaking its COVID-19 misinformation rules. The Trump campaign accused the companies of bias against the president, saying Trump had stated a fact. “Social media companies are not the arbiters of truth,” said Courtney Parella, a spokeswoman with the campaign.
An analysis by the World Health Organization of 6 million infections between Feb. 24 and July 12 found that the share of children aged 5-14 years was about 4.6%. It was the first time Facebook had removed a Trump post for coronavirus misinformation, the company’s spokesman said.
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