Harmful health or violence-inciting misinformation
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What triggers it
False claims that experts say could directly cause imminent violence or physical harm, vaccine misinformation on Meta's list (e.g. vaccines cause autism or SIDS, vaccines are poison), or promoting harmful 'miracle cures' such as drinking bleach.
What Threads says
“Vaccines cause autism”
We last checked this against Threads's page on .
How to fix it
Cut the false claim or correct it with an authoritative source.
Good to know
Only the listed harm-linked claims are removed. Other false claims are handled by fact-checks outside the US or Community Notes in the US.
Can FYProof spot it?
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- On-screen text: looked at for this rule
- Caption: looked at for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
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