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>> reporter: he has been leading efforts at this community clinic and online to combat misinformation, and believes the full authorization of the pfize vaccine will help. having the full approval from pfizer, how does that change what you do? >> that added an extra layer of trust from our patients to say okay, now it is safer to take the vaccine. >> reporter: his clinic is planning to host a drive-thru vaccination event this friday. but overall, government-run vaccination sites like this one are seeing a slow-down. the number of new vaccinations in florida has been declining for 11 straight da...

Once i get, or if i get exposed. which is pretty much every day. so, it's a lot better but it's also kind of also confusing and complicated given the fact that they are all having misinformation going on. there's a lot of time i have to spend explaining patients you know why things are the way they. our combat misinformation. we have a new pandemic and misinformation which i think is causing more harm right now than what we are seeing from the vaccine, or mostly anything else. >> you mentioned something interesting. the number of people you are seeing who are kind of a valid anti-vaxxers. but ...

Facebook has removed a whopping 14 million COVID-19 related misinformation posts across the world in 2020 alone.

Come to facebook, you have to use your real identity. that's always been our rule. and we do see that accounts that are fake are engaged in safety violations more than authentic accounts. and by the way, and this is probably not shocking, fake accounts are also more likely to distribute misinformation or fake news. and so part of our effort to combat misinformation, it's not just about working with third party fact checkers. when we remove fake accounts, we are also reducing the chance that these accounts will be sharing misinformation. and i would point out that this is working. >> if you hav...

But it's not okay to remove a clearly fake video? >> because we're focused -- when we look at our community standards, those are about keeping the community safe. >> well, how are fake facebook accounts dangerous? >> fake accounts -- we do see that fake accounts engage in safety violations more than accounts that are real. >> 3.39 billion of them are promoting violence? i mean -- >> it's a fundamental -- no, that's not what i said. it's a fundamental rule when you come to facebook, you have to use your real identity. that's always been our rule. and we do see that accounts that are fake are en...