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Facebook has removed a post where President Donald ***** falsely claimed the novel coronavirus was less deadly than an ordinary flu. Earlier today, ***** wrote on Facebook and Twitter that America had “learned to live with” the upcoming flu season, “just like we are learning to live with” COVID-19 — which, ***** incorrectly asserted, is “in most populations far less lethal!!!” Facebook confirmed to CNN that the post was removed for breaking its rules against COVID-19 misinformation.
Twitter did not remove a tweet with the same message, but it added a warning label and restricted interactions with the post.
As CNN reporter Donie O’Sullivan tweeted, Facebook has pledged to remove COVID-19 misinformation that can “contribute to imminent…