Facebook No Longer Banning Posts Suggesting COVID-19 Was Man-Made

Facebook announced Wednesday that posts pushing the hypothesis that COVID-19 is man-made will no longer be banned on the platform.

A giant digital sign is seen at Facebook's corporate headquarters campus in Menlo Park, Calif., on Oct. 23, 2019. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images

Facebook announced on May 26 that posts pushing the hypothesis that COVID-19 is man-made will no longer be banned on the platform.

“In light of ongoing investigations into the origin of COVID-19 and in consultation with public health experts, we will no longer remove the claim that COVID-19 is man-made from our apps,” a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement.