nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||Twitter, Facebook Remove Trump Post Over False Claim About Children And COVID-19||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The social network said the president’s false claims that children are “almost immune” from COVID-19 violated its policy on coronavirus misinformation.

Facebook said the president’s claims violated its coronavirus misinformation policy, in a rare departure from the social network’s largely hands-off approach to politicians.

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Twitter, Facebook Remove Trump Post Over False Claim About Children And COVID-19

The social network said the president’s false claims that children are “almost immune” from COVID-19 violated its policy on coronavirus misinformation.

An aerial view of Beirut’s port one day after a massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital. Tuesday’s blast flattened much of the city’s port and damaged buildings across the city.

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