Facebook removes Trump post over coronavirus misinformation

ReutersPublished: Aug 6, 2020 1:50 AM

Facebook Inc on Wednesday took down a post by US President Donald Trump, which the company said violated its rules against sharing misinformation about the coronavirus.

The post contained a video clip, from an interview with Fox & Friends earlier in the day, Trump claimed that children are “almost immune” to Covid-19.

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