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Instagram Classifies Bolsonaro's Coronavirus Post as Fake News and Hides It
Post shared incorrect number of deaths caused by respiratory diseases in Ceará
May.13.2020 1:23PM
Instagram "hid" a coronavirus-related publication that President Jair Bolsonaro shared on Monday--classifying it as fake news.
The post, shared in the stories function, said that there were fewer deaths caused by respiratory diseases in Ceará between March 16 and May 10 this year than in the same period of 2019. The president even wrote that there was "something very strange in the air. "
Agência Lupa analyzed the information and found it to be false. "In addition to being outdated, the figures cited in the post mistakenly include deaths from other causes, which have nothing to do with breathing problems," Agência Lupa said.
Although Instagram "hid" the post, one can still see it. The user is immediately alerted to "false information."
More:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/scienceandhealth/2020/05/instagram-classifies-bolsonaros-coronavirus-post-as-fake-news-and-hides-it.shtml
