Facebook bans Australian celebrity chef Pete Evans over coronavirus conspiracy theories

Facebook has banned Australian celebrity chef and conspiracy theorist Pete Evans for repeatedly spreading misinformation about the coronavirus.With more than 1 million social media followers, Evans had been an influential promoter of conspiracy theories about the pandemic and vaccines.Facebook said on Thursday it would not “allow anyone to share misinformation about Covid-19 that could lead to imminent physical harm” or falsehoods about Covid-19 vaccines.“We have clear policies against this…