Facebook and Instagram remove over 600 accounts linked to COVID disinformation effort by China Meta announced Wednesday it has removed over 600 Facebook and Instagram accounts linked to a Chinese influence operation that claimed the U.S. was pressuring the World Health Organization (WHO) to blame COVID on China. Why it matters: Though Meta said the network was unsuccessful, it marks yet another COVID disinformation campaign instigated by China in an effort to discredit the U.S. Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free. Details: A fake persona claiming to be a Swiss biologist created an...