Posted: Monday, November 18, 2019. 3:12 pm CST.
By BBN Staff: Recently, there have been a number of fake Facebook profiles popping up online purporting to be official news agencies and even Ministerial or government accounts.
There is a Facebook account under the name Ministry of Health, Belize that posted a press release with a supposed warning for an outbreak of chickenpox in Belize.
The press release is written in Spanish and has several errors.
We are providing you with some guidelines on spotting fake Facebook pages and avoiding the virality of misinformation.
BBN has also confirmed with Director of Health Services, Dr. Marvin Manzanero that the Ministry of Health has not issued any such press release.
Manzanero added that when the Ministry issues a release, it is done through the proper channels.
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