Mining magnate Clive Palmer has said he will financially back Australian Federal MP Craig Kelly in his lawsuit against Facebook after the politician was de-platformed following posts supporting alternative treatments for COVID-19. Kelly had been completely removed from Facebook and Instagram for “misinformation” after sharing peer-reviewed papers by medical experts supporting hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19, which is not approved in Australia. The Member of Parliament requested the House of Representatives to launch an investigation into Facebook’s actions for the breach of the Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987—which was rejected, forcing Kelly to sue the social media platform independently. The act defines an offence as: “conduct (including the use of words) does not constitute an offence against a House unless it amounts, or is intended or likely to amount, to an improper interference… with the free performance by a member or the member’s duties as a member.” “It’s just …