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On Fb, health-misinformation 'superspreaders' rack up billions of views: report

Deceptive well being content material has racked up an estimated 3.8 billion views on Fb Inc over the previous yr, peaking through the COVID-19 pandemic, advocacy group Avaaz stated in a brand new report https://safe.avaaz.org/marketing campaign/en/facebook_threat_health on Wednesday.
Misleading health content has racked up an estimated 3.8 billion views on Facebook Inc over the past year, peaking during the COVID-19 pandemic, advocacy group Avaaz said in a new report https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/facebook_threat_health on Wednesday.

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