Tag: Trump continues to lie about COVID-19

Twitter Put A “Misleading” Warning On Trump’s Tweet That He Could Not Get Or Spread COVID-19

President Donald Trump’s tweet that he is immune to COVID-19 and can no longer get infected or transmit the virus was flagged by Twitter as “misleading” and “potentially harmful” on Sunday.

Trump tweeted Sunday morning that he had gotten “a total and complete sign off from White House Doctors yesterday.”

“That means I can’t get it (immune), and can’t give it. Very nice to know!!!” Trump tweeted.

Hours later, Twitter put a warning on the tweet saying that it “violated Twitter Rules about spreading misleading and potentially harmful information related to COVID-19.” Continue reading.

Trump Shared a COVID-19 Video Full of Lies and Misinformation. Twitter Just Deleted It.

Facebook took hours to remove the video, showing once again that the company simply cannot control the spread of disinformation on its network.

President Donald Trump helped propel a viral disinformation video on Monday night, sharing with his 84 million followers the false claims that no one needs to wear a mask and that hydroxychloroquine is a cure for coronavirus.

The video, featuring a group calling themselves “America’s Frontline Doctors,” was viewed tens of millions of times on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube on Monday before all three networks took action and removed it from their networks.

Twitter deleted the posts Trump had shared, saying the video was “in violation of our COVID-19 misinformation policy.” Continue reading.