Facebook removed a Trump post claiming children are ‘almost immune’ to coronavirus

In a Wednesday morning interview on Fox News’ Fox & Friends, Donald Trump claimed children are “almost immune” to COVID-19. Evidence suggests this is not true. Trump also suggested schools should reopen because the virus will “go away.” The video was then shared on the president’s Facebook page. The social network decided this violated its content guidelines on misinformation, and removed the post, as reported by NBC News. It’s one of rare times the social network has acted on one of the president’s posts.A Facebook spokesperson told the outlet: This video includes false claims that a group of people is immune…

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