even Facebook saying f*** it we ball now

about.fb.com/news/2020/04/covid-19-misinfo-update

no longer will they remove posts saying COVID was man made

Are you sure you read that right

They're not removing them so that people who like and share the posts will get directed to reliable sources debunking these things lol

Honey, 2021 WMD theory dropped

Edit your title back man why are you even doing this lol read the whole article instead of just the first paragraph

we will no longer remove the claim that COVID-19 is man-made or manufactured from our apps.

prior to this, they would remove posts claiming that

but yeah now they will likely do their fact check flag instead of removing, pointing to the fact that there are investigations into it

which is huge imo, considering they’d outright flag as false or delete prior to this

the whole article is the small parahraph*, under that is an old update from february

this is the whole article (actually it’s just an update really)

In light of ongoing investigations into the origin of COVID-19 and in consultation with public health experts, we will no longer remove the claim that COVID-19 is man-made or manufactured from our apps. We’re continuing to work with health experts to keep pace with the evolving nature of the pandemic and regularly update our policies as new facts and trends emerge.

under that is an old update from February

This isn't true lol read the rest of the article they didn't delete stuff before they're just doing what they did before but more seriously

yeah they are basically removing the policy that they will flag man made claim posts. it’s an addendum to their update from febraruary.

even CNN reported on it -

cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-vaccine-updates-05-27-21/h_3868f66c95aad93295bdaab921559fef

On the same day that United States President Joe Biden announced he had directed the national intelligence community to redouble its efforts into the origin of Covid-19, Facebook said it would no longer remove from its platforms claims that the virus was man-made.

The company had announced in February it would remove any such claims after “consultations with leading health organizations, including the World Health Organization (WHO).”

But in a statement to CNN on Wednesday, a Facebook spokesperson said: “In light of ongoing investigations into the origin of Covid-19 and in consultation with public health experts, we will no longer remove the claim that Covid-19 is man-made from our apps.
“We’re continuing to work with health experts to keep pace with the evolving nature of the pandemic and regularly update our policies as new facts and trends emerge,” the spokesperson added.

OK but that just means they're putting more effort into debunking it because people jump to conclusions without double checking

Fauci lied people died

It’s Facebook. They had Holocaust denial s*** up for the longest and I’m sure they still do
usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/01/27/facebook-holocaust-denial-zuckerberg-twitter-youtube-twitch-reddit/4269035001

thehill.com/policy/healthcare/529627-coronavirus-identified-in-italy-months-before-first-confirmed-case

didn't we already know that the first confirmed case wasn't even in wuhan but in italy in like december? lol

It was also in France and Belgium as early as Nov. 2019

Some evidence from Spanish sewers suggest it may have been there in March 2019, which would be insane if true

Regardless of the truth, US Intelligence will claim in the next 3 months that it was created in and spread from that Wuhan lab

Ooooooo s***

And what if it was

wtf

Then they won’t mention where the funding and prior research came from

This is the canary in the coal mine for the erosion of truth value.

Even if it turns out to be correct, the left will oppose it by its association to fascists and war-mongerers. Even if it turns out to be false, said fascists will peddle it regardless. Of course, it's better to be in the former group than the latter- don't mistake this for some 'both sides' sentiment.

Still, what a world we live in where the frenzy of investigations and debates surrounding this question are pointless theater.

Agreed at this point people will believe what they believe regardless of what comes out

The reason it was banned before because these trump Nazis were saying China were doing this intentionally to kill people and they were using that to justify racism against all Asian people

That’s the difference between that and now. Now, there’s more solid evidence and it’s not being lead with racism