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In an open letter to Facebook\u2019s Mark Zuckerberg, The BMJ calls the tech giant\u2019s fact checkers \u201cinaccurate, incompetent and irresponsible,\u201d saying they failed to \u201cprovide any assertions of fact that The BMJ article got wrong.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The BMJ asked Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg to remove a warning that discourages Facebook users from sharing an article about flaws in Pfizer\u2019s COVID vaccine trial, saying the platform\u2019s \u201cincompetent\u201d fact checkers are unfaily labeling stories as false.<\/span><\/p>\n

In an open letter<\/a> Friday, The BMJ editors explained how some readers are unable to post its Nov. 2 article<\/a> on Facebook. Other readers have received pop-up warnings that if they choose to share \u201cfalse information,\u201d their posts may rank lower in Facebook\u2019s news feed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook\u2019s warning directs users to Lead Stories, a fact-checking site funded by the social media giant. Lead Stories has a screenshot of the article with a stamp over it reading \u201cFlaws Reviewed<\/a>\u201d and a URL containing the phrase \u201choax-alert.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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