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Man Who Posted ‘We Can All Get Through This Together’ Kicked Off Social Media
For Spreading Covid-19 Hoax



COLORADO SPRINGS, CO—After violating the company’s terms of service
with his factually inaccurate message, local man Mitch Pennington, who
posted the words “We can all get through this together!” on Facebook, was
reportedly kicked off the social media platform Thursday for spreading a
Covid-19 hoax. “We have taken immediate action to suspend Mr.
Pennington’s account after he knowingly and willfully disseminated
misinformation that suggests Americans are capable of joining together to
overcome this disease,” said Facebook spokesperson Jessica Brodich,
explaining that while the idea of the country cooperating in the face of
adversity might seem completely absurd on the surface, the post was
apparently believable enough to have been shared widely and was ultimately
read by millions. “We do not tolerate users who attempt to deceive and
mislead our online community by planting false hope in people’s minds.
Though we support free speech, dangerous lies like ‘In the end, we are one
big family’ or ‘United, we can do great things’ pose a serious threat to the
public health. They deceive Americans into believing they actually have the
capacity to work toward common goals.” Facebook, Twitter, and other social
media companies later issued statements vowing they would only promote
content that provides U.S. residents with accurate information about just
how badly they f.ucked up on Covid.


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