Published 15:40 IST, July 29th 2020
Donald Trump retweets video of doctors claiming unverified information on COVID-19
US President Donald Trump retweeted a video showing doctors spreading misleading info such as hydroxychloroquine being the 'cure for Covid'. Twitter removes.
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Before social media platforms removed viral video that showed doctors spreing unverified information about vel coronavirus, US President Donald Trump h retweeted it. controversial video showed a group pretending to be top medical professionals in US on steps of Supreme Court and claimed that neir face coverings r nationwide lockdowns are essential to contain COVID-19 pandemic. It was even live-streamed by conservative media outlets in country and was reportedly viewed over 14 million times before it was removed.
same video resulted in Donald Trump Jr’s account getting restricted as he h retweeted it. Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have w removed video because it ‘violated’ policy of COVID-19 misinformation. viral clip has led to resurfacing of previous remarks me by one of doctors it featured, Stella Immanuel, who in video touted hydroxychloroquine as ‘cure for COVID’. She has also said that it is ‘demons’ that cause illnesses.
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Trump shared video despite both World Health Organisation (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stating that re is ‘ kwn cure for coronavirus’ or COVID-19. Stella Immanuel h even replied to US President’s post and said she would like to meet him. Meanwhile, she has continued to promote drug and said Fauci is ‘misleing’ and said: “I will t be silenced”. After her videos were removed from platforms, she urged m to 'put m back' or ir systems would crash.
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use of hydroxychloroquine has taken a very disputed position in world while battling with coronavirus contagion. On one hand, Food and Drug ministration has revoked emergency use of anti-viral drug and warned against its use. On or hand, several people are still promoting ir use including US President who said: "I would take it". Recently Donald Trump even tweeted about drug and claimed that US top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci misled people over hydroxychloroquine’s use to treat COVID-19. Conservatives are still claiming that big pharmaceutical companies want ‘people to die’.
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Donald Trump angered at Twitter’s ‘trend’
Meanwhile, Donald Trump h showcased his anger over microblogging site, Twitter’s ‘trending’ section. He went on to say that re are multiple trends about US President but, “never a good one”. tiff between social media platform and Donald Trump has only deepened over course of COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests across US. From removal of tweets to disabling Trump’s campaign videos, Twitter’s multiple actions have time and again disappointed US President who called it an ‘unfair fight’.
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15:40 IST, July 29th 2020