Facebook responded to the World Health Organization’s declaration that coronavirus is a public health emergency of international concern by outlining the steps it is taking to prevent misinformation and harmful content about the virus on its platform.
Head of health Kang-Xing Jin said in a Newsroom post that the social network’s third-party fact-checkers are reviewing content and debunking false claims related to coronavirus and, when information is found to be inaccurate, its distribution is limited on Facebook and Instagram, and people are directed to accurate information.
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