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TikTok, Facebook and Twitter have announced strategies attempting to establish a firewall against the \"infodemic\" of misinformation.

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While UNICEF and WHO have both posted informational videos to TikTok, Facebook is \"removing false claims and conspiracy theories that have been flagged by leading global health organizations,\" according to the company.

Twitter has also published a plan to protect the public from misinformation, the platform announced last week.

ABC News' Jesse Convertino contributed to this report.

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