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The clown emoji will be removed from Apple devices during the next system update.

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This claim is false. Despite reportedly being used as a hate symbol by groups on the far right (https://extremismterms.adl.org/glossary/honkler), Apple has not released any mention of removing the clown emoji in any recent statements (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/search/?q=clown+emojihttps://www.apple.com/newsroom/search/?q=clown). Reuters affirms that the emoji will not be disappearing any time soon (https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/cnbc-headline-about-apple-removing-clown-emoji-is-fake-2024-05-21/).

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