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Facebook, YouTube take down Bolsonaro video over false vaccine claim

Published October 26, 2021
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Facebook and YouTube have removed from their platforms a video by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in which the far-right leader made a false claim that Covid-19 vaccines were linked with developing AIDS.

Both Facebook and Alphabet Inc's YouTube said the video, which was recorded on Thursday, violated their policies.

“Our policies don't allow claims that Covid-19 vaccines kill or seriously harm people,” a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement, according to Reuters.

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