Facebook removes Bolsonaro video linking Covid shots to AIDS


Facebook has removed a video by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, where he claimed that Covid-19 vaccines could cause people to develop AIDS. — REUTERS

Facebook has removed a video in which Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro warned of a supposed link between Covid-19 vaccines and AIDS.

The far-right leader's latest run-in with the social network he relies on to rally his base came after he cited purported "official reports" from the British government – since debunked – in his weekly live address on Facebook last Thursday.

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