Twitter pulls virus misinformation video retweeted by Trump
The video making claims about Covid-19 being a hoax and touting the usual hydroxychloroquine ‘cure’ led to Dr Fauci going public on TV
28 July 2020 - 17:27
Washington — Twitter said on Tuesday that it had withdrawn a video retweeted by US President Donald Trump in which doctors made allegedly false claims about the coronavirus pandemic, after Facebook took similar action.
“Tweets with the video are in violation of our Covid-19 misinformation policy. We are taking action in line with our policy,” a Twitter spokesperson said, declining to give details on how many people had watched the video. ..
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