Facebook Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== ''InfoWars'' ==== Facebook was criticized for allowing ''[[InfoWars]]'' to publish falsehoods and conspiracy theories.<ref name="Darcy-2018" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kelly|first=Heather|date=July 18, 2018|title=Mark Zuckerberg clarifies his Holocaust comments|work=CNNMoney|url=https://money.cnn.com/2018/07/18/technology/zuckerberg-recode-holocaust/index.html|access-date=August 4, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Recode">{{Cite news|url=https://www.recode.net/2018/7/16/17577426/media-left-right-facebook-define-journalism|title=Media β both on the left and right β are pressing Facebook to define what journalism is|work=Recode|access-date=August 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/07/how-facebooks-infowars-crisis-exposes-mark-zuckerbergs-hypocrisy?mbid=social_twitter|title=Why Facebook Won't Actually Ban Fake News|last=Kosoff|first=Maya|work=The Hive|access-date=August 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/charliewarzel/facebook-alex-jones-robertmueller-pedophile|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430002647/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/charliewarzel/facebook-alex-jones-robertmueller-pedophile|archive-date=April 30, 2023|title=Facebook Said Alex Jones' Threatening Rant Against Robert Mueller Doesn't Violate Its Rules|work=[[BuzzFeed News]]|access-date=August 4, 2018}}</ref> Facebook defended its actions in regards to ''InfoWars'', saying "we just don't think banning Pages for sharing conspiracy theories or false news is the right way to go."<ref name="Recode" /> Facebook provided only six cases in which it fact-checked content on the ''InfoWars'' page over the period September 2017 to July 2018.<ref name="Darcy-2018" /> In 2018, ''InfoWars'' falsely claimed that the survivors of the Parkland shooting were "actors". Facebook pledged to remove ''InfoWars'' content making the claim, although ''InfoWars'' videos pushing the false claims were left up, even though Facebook had been contacted about the videos.<ref name="Darcy-2018" /> Facebook stated that the videos never explicitly called them actors.<ref name="Darcy-2018" /> Facebook also allowed ''InfoWars'' videos that shared the [[Pizzagate conspiracy theory]] to survive, despite specific assertions that it would purge Pizzagate content.<ref name="Darcy-2018" /> In late July 2018, Facebook suspended the personal profile of ''InfoWars'' head Alex Jones for 30 days.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/2018/07/26/media/facebook-infowars-alex-jones/index.html|title=Facebook suspends personal profile of InfoWars founder Alex Jones|last=Darcy|first=Oliver|work=[[CNN Business]]|access-date=August 4, 2018}}</ref> In early August 2018, Facebook banned the four most active ''InfoWars''-related pages for [[hate speech]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/facebook-and-apple-itunes-ban-alex-jones-as-internet-giants-silence-infowars|title=Facebook and Apple iTunes Ban Alex Jones as Internet Giants Silence Infowars|last=Ross|first=Jamie|date=August 6, 2018|work=[[The Daily Beast]]|access-date=August 6, 2018}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page