Facebook has taken down a post from President Trump’s official page, saying it contained “false claims” related to the novel coronavirus.
The post included a video of Trump’s interview on “Fox & Friends” early Wednesday morning in which he pushed for schools to resume in-person classes amid the pandemic, stating that young people are “almost immune” to the disease.
In a statement first reported by NBC News, a Facebook spokesperson said, “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.”
Facebook has previously removed Trump campaign advertisements, though Wednesday’s action is the first time the company has removed a post from the president’s page concerning COVID-19.
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#BREAKING: Facebook removes Trump post citing false COVID-19 info https://t.co/jMDP2X2W8o pic.twitter.com/PaAtobyiEG
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