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July 20, 2020 11:16 pm

Facebook suspends anti-mask group for spreading COVID-19 misinformation




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Facebook has removed one of the largest anti-mask groups on its platform for violating its policies against spreading misinformation about COVID-19.


The About section of the public group Unmasking America! — which had more than 9,600 members — described it as “here to spread the TRUTH about masks!” It made several claims which have been widely debunked about masks obstructing oxygen flow and having a negative psychological impact. “It is a psychological anchor for suppression, enslavement and cognitive obedience. When you wear a mask you are complicit in declaring all humans as dangerous, infectious and threats,” the post stated.


It is one of dozens of such groups easily found in a search for “unmasking” on Facebook. Some of the groups...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/20/21331060/anti-mask-groups-facebook-misinformation

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