Facebook will alert users who have engaged with misinformation about the coronavirus.

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From New York Times --- Facebook said Thursday that it would start showing messages to people who have liked, reacted or commented on misinformation about Covid-19 that the social network had removed. The messages would also recommend credible information from the World Health Organization, the company said.
“As this pandemic evolves, we’ll continue focusing on the most effective ways to keep misinformation and dangerous hoaxes about Covid-19 off our apps and ensure people have credible information from health experts to stay safe and informed,” Guy Rosen, Facebook’s vice president of integrity, said in a blog post.

As the coronavirus has spread around the world, killing hundreds of thousands of people, so too has online misinformation about it, despite aggressive efforts by social media companies to curb its dissemination. As part of its announcement on Thursday, Facebook said it had removed hundreds of thousands of posts from the social network that “could lead to imminent physical harm,” such as claims that drinking bleach cures the virus and that physical distancing measures are ineffective against its widespread transmission.

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