This is the first time that Facebook has removed a post from President Donald Trump entirely, rather than labeling it, as it has done in the past.The post featured a link to a Fox News video in which Trump says children are « virtually immune » to the virus.
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. Facebook has deleted a post by President Donald Trump for violating its policy against spreading misinformation about the coronavirus. The post in question featured a link to a Fox News video in which Trump says children are « virtually immune » to the virus. Facebook said Wednesday that the « 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.
