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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged Australians to get their medical information directly from the government rather than Facebook, where his backbencher Craig Kelly has been sharing medical misinformation.
But Morrison, his health minister Greg Hunt, and his government all use Facebook as a key means of getting public health messages out.
And on Facebook, social media data suggests Kelly significantly outperforms any of the public leaders or institutions promoting correct information about COVID-19 public health measures.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has encouraged Australians to seek out information about COVID-19 health measures from his government rather than getting it from disreputable sources on Facebook. But Morrison, his cabinet and his government departments all rely on the platform to get their public health messages out.
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