Security News > 2020 > February > Facebook bans coronavirus ‘miracle cure’ ads

That's why, following the World Health Organization having declared COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern, Facebook late last month said it would help by trying to limit the spread of nonsense on its platform, including, for example, snakeoil posts about the fake miracle bleach cure.

As Business Insider reported, the platform plans to ban ads that promise to cure the contagious illness or that try to "Create a sense of urgency" about it.

Facebook says it's also going to take down fake news about the virus entirely if posts put people at risk.

We recently implemented a policy to prohibit ads that refer to the coronavirus and create a sense of urgency, like implying a limited supply, or guaranteeing a cure or prevention.

Facebook will be using its third-party fact-checkers to filter out the dross and suppress it in its newsfeed, as it's done in the past with the "Miracle cure" posts we all hate.

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