The Technology 202: Facebook is cracking down on all vaccine misinformation after years of pressure Cat Zakrzewski with Aaron Schaffer Facebook says it’s going to remove common misleading claims about vaccines after allowing health misinformation to flourish on its platform for years. The company is going farther than its decision in December to remove claims about the coronavirus vaccines debunked by government health agencies amid public health efforts to boost confidence in the immunizations. Now the company will start prohibiting claims including that vaccines are toxic, cause autism or that it’s safer to get the disease they're intended to prevent.