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Facebook plans to warn you about false COVID-19 posts

If you are on Social Media, then you will see multiple posts each day regarding COVID-19. The real trick is determining what is an actual fact and what is made up by your cousins best friends hairdressers neighbor.

 

Facebook announced today that they will start showing messages in News Feed to people who have liked, reacted or commented on harmful misinformation about COVID-19 that they have since removed.

The release says in part:

Ever since COVID-19 was declared a global public health emergency in January, we’ve been working to connect people to accurate information from health experts and keep harmful misinformation about COVID-19 from spreading on our apps.

We’ve now directed over 2 billion people to resources from the WHO and other health authorities through our COVID-19 Information Center and pop-ups on Facebook and Instagram with over 350 million people clicking through to learn more.

They also have developed a page with tips you may find useful & links relevant to you depending on your location.

  • Kelly MacMillan lives in Port Hawkesbury with her husband and son. She has been part of the team at 101.5 The Hawk for more than 25 years, sharing stories from around the region. You can join her weekdays from 10am until 2pm.

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