⁍ A social media post that falsely claims Facebook tried to ban a photo of a typical English breakfast has been circulating online.

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⁍ The image was posted by a self-described ‘anti-communist’ group from North East England on Oct. 7, 2020, with the caption ‘Facebook have tried to (sic) BAN this photo for being Islamophobic. SHARE this!’
Facebook’s rules on hate speech prohibit Islamophobic content.

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⁍ Photos of baked beans and sausages do not breach these standards and are not banned by Facebook.

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– “Facebook have tried to ban this photo for being Islamophobic. SHARE this!” That’s what a self-described “anti-communist” group from North East England posted to Facebook on Oct. 7, 2020, along with a photo of a fried egg, sausages, and baked beans. The post has since been shared more than 900 times, but Reuters fact-checks the claim: “Facebook has not tried to ban a photo of an English breakfast for being Islamophobic. Photos of baked beans and sausages do not breach these standards and are not banned by Facebook.”