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Facebook Says It Will Start Deleting Posts With False COVID-19 Claims

Facebook said Monday it will take more action against anti-vaccine misinformation posted on the network, focusing in particular on false claims regarding the coronavirus. Beginning immediately, users, groups and pages that…

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