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COVID misinformation is widely shared on social media platforms like Facebook. Authorities in Taiwan are investigating a flood of false social media posts about child mortality from COVID-19. The posts falsely claim that large numbers of children have died during the current COVID outbreak. In fact, ten children under the age of 13 have died of COVID since the current wave of infections began in late April. Taiwan’s justice ministry said on Monday that the posts may be coming from content farms, places where disinformation is produced and spread in large numbers. It is currently investigating whether the posts are...
