Evans off Instagram

Sydney: Controversial celebrity chef Pete Evans has been permanently booted off Instagram for sharing misinformation about Covid19 and vaccines.

Facebook confirmed it deleted Evans’ account on the popular picturesharing platform on Wednesday.

The account had had hundreds of thousands of followers.

‘‘We removed Pete Evans’ account for repeatedly sharing debunked claims about the coronavirus or vaccines,’’ the company said in a statement.

Evans’ Facebook page was removed in December, but he continued to share misinformation through Instagram, which is owned by Facebook.