Facebook restricts Macomb County group for spreading false COVID-19 information

Facebook imposed restrictions and fact-check monitoring on a private Macomb County group that has been spreading false information and baseless conspiracy theories about COVID-19.

The Moms for Liberty Macomb County chapter, which has ties to shadowy right-wing groups, has been spreading dangerous disinformation at a time when Michigan is leading the country in new COVID-19 cases.

Some of the false claims include:

• People who received Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine don’t need vaccine boosters.

• People who died in a stampede at a recent Texas concert were killed by COVID-19 vaccinations – and the concert was a satanic ritual.

• Vaccines infect people with the virus.

• Vaccinated children become super-spreaders.

Group members are also helping each other find religious and medical exemptions to avoid getting a vaccine.

Critics of the group applauded Facebook’s actions against the group.

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