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Facebook deletes Pete Evans's Instagram account over repeated coronavirus and vaccine misinformation
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Celebrity chef Pete Evans has been permanently booted off Instagram for sharing misinformation about coronavirus and vaccines.
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Pete Evans's Facebook page was removed last year, but he continued posting misinformation on Instagram, which Facebook owns
Facebook last week expanded the list of false claims it will remove, adding more about coronavirus and the vaccines
The company no longer tolerates false claims the virus is man-made, that the disease is safer than the vaccine, that vaccines are toxic, dangerous, or cause autism
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The show hosted by former
MasterChef and
Married at First Sight and three Seven network shows for the title.
It also ranked highly for the Blunder of the Year in the annual TV Tonight Awards -that glory went to Pete Evans for a single Facebook post which drew multiple headlines and saw brands cutting ties.
Meanwhile Sonia Kruger has taken line honours in the Most Overexposed Personality despite only appearing on Big Brother in 2020 -she has at least 3 shows confirmed for 2021 (and a 4th is rumoured). Osher Gunsberg, who fronted 4 shows for 10 last year, has moved up to second place.
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WA Police have cleared a Mandurah sergeant of any wrongdoing after an inquiry into an Instagram page, on which his wife had been sharing COVID-19 conspiracy posts.
Former WA Police excellence award nominee Gary Benzies and his wife post new-age health advice and motivational images on the ‘Paleonutter’ Instagram account. However, since March his wife has uploaded several posts critical of the global response to COVID-19.
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Facebook has removed the Facebook Page of one of Australia’s foremost theorists Pete Evans for sharing COVID-19 misinformation.
Evans has repeatedly posted health misinformation and conspiracy theories, leading many companies to sever ties with the former celebrity chef.
Evans’ Instagram account remains active, and he also has smaller presences on fringe platforms like Parler and Telegram.
After months of pressure, Facebook has removed the Facebook Page of former celebrity chef Pete Evans for sharing COVID-19 misinformation.
On Wednesday night, a Facebook company spokesperson told Business Insider that the tech giant has removed the Chef Pete Evans Facebook page.
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