It looks like Pete Evans has made a return to Facebook after being kicked off the platform for spreading misinformation.
Since the Covid-19 conspiracy theorist is now claiming to venture into the realm of politics, the social media company reckons he's technically not breaking any rules.
The anti-vaxxer (sorry, 'pro-choice' advocate) revealed his plans to aim for the Australian Senate as a candidate for the Great Australia Party.
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The fringe party was started by former One Nation senator Rod Culleton.
The 'Pete Evans - Senate - Great Australia Party' Page was launched on Monday and has already reached nearly 5,000 followers.
According to Gizmodo, Facebook 'has a recidivism policy that prohibits people from creating new Pages that are similar to ones that were removed for violating the platform's rules'.
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Facebook has considered 'a variety of factors including which Facebook accounts run the Page and what kind of content they post to determine whether they're similar enough to ban' in deciding to let Evans back in.
Evans' venture into politics was first revealed by Rod Culleton, who posted a statement to Facebook last month.
"Pete Evans has maintained his principles and inspired others in the face of uncommon adversity," the statement said.
"Pete is fully supportive of the GAP ethos, supporting restoration of the Commonwealth and the preservation of democracy in Australia.
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"Throughout his engagement with GAP's national selection committee, Pete presented an unwavering commitment to advancing the freedoms of all Australians. As a result, he has been resoundingly approved."
Evans was given the boot from Facebook in December after spending the year questioning the coronavirus pandemic, the related vaccine and spouting a bunch of unsubstantiated health claims.
A spokesperson for Facebook said at the time: "We don't allow anyone to share misinformation about COVID-19 that could lead to imminent physical harm or COVID-19 vaccines that have been debunked by public health experts.
"We have clear policies against this type of content and we've removed Chef Pete Evans' Facebook Page for repeated violations of these policies."
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While Evans might have successfully found a loophole in returning to Facebook, he continues to be banned from Instagram and Spotify, and has been dropped by sponsors including Woolworths, Big W, Dymocks, Coles, Kmart, Target and the homeware brands Baccarat and House.
He was also dropped by Pan Macmillan, who have published 17 of his books, before Channel 10 dropped him off I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! Australia.
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