Facebook shuts down vaccine disinformation 'laundromat'

10th August 2021

The leading social network labeled the operating a "disinformation laundromat" which sought to legitimize false claims by pushing them through people with clean reputations.

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Facebook shuts down vaccine disinformation 'laundromat'
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Facebook on Tuesday said it shut down a disinformation operation which sought to spread Covid-19 vaccine hoaxes by duping social network influencers into backing false claims.

The leading social network labeled 

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