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Children's Health Defense

Findings that rest on exhibits naming this entity

  • INF-5.15: On 9 August 2024 the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Children's Health Defense's suit against Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, the Poynter Institute and Science Feedback, holding that the alleged harm came from Meta's own policy and that Children's Health Defense alleged no government coercion or agreement. The opinion recites that Meta disabled the group's donate button and barred its ads because it "repeatedly posted content that has been disputed by third-party fact-checkers."

Exhibits naming this entity

  • Exhibit 1085 9 August 2024. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: Children's Health Defense v. Meta Platforms, Inc., No. 21-16210 (9th Cir. Aug. 9, 2024)
  • Exhibit 1087 18 August 2022. Associated Press, as carried by NBC News: RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine group kicked off Instagram and Facebook