Facebook, Twitter remove Trump posts with video containing 'harmful' COVID-19 misinformation

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Posts on Trump\u0027s official account and his campaign account both posted the same video clip in which he said that children are \u0027almost immune\u0027 from COVID\u002D19

In the removed video, president Trump can be heard in a phone interview saying schools should open. He goes on to say, “If you look at children, children are almost – and I would almost say definitely – but almost immune from this disease,” and that they have stronger immune systems.

Twitter, meanwhile, has taken a more aggressive stance, flagging several of Trump’s tweets for misinformation and even blocking his son, Donald Trump Jr., from tweeting for 12 hours for breaking its coronavirus misinformation rules.Twitter's fact-check label prompts Trump threat to shut down social media companies

Facebook spokesman Andy Stone said, “This video includes false claims that a group of people is immune from COVID-19 which is a violation of our policies around harmful COVID misinformation.”Article content continuedWhile many children have had milder symptoms from the virus, researchers have found they are still able to catch and spread it to other people, including adults at home and in school settings, such as teachers.

Ruel says that with proper protocols, including masking and social distancing, and a working testing and contact tracing program, schools for younger children could be safe enough to reopen. Facebook previously deactivated dozens of ads placed by President Trump’s reelection campaign that included a symbol once used by the Nazis to designate political prisoners in concentration camps.

Twitter, which affixed a warning label on a similar post, has been more forceful at responding to what they deemed to be policy violations, including from politicians.

 

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Excellent. The imbeciles have stood on their soap box long enough. We need a unified front to tackle Covid-19 and a plan based on scientific evidence and rationale thought from educated minds.

It's sad that facebook and Twitter and other sites have to hide misleading information because people believe the first thing they read. I understand that the president should be a trusted source therefore making it harmful when false statements at made.

Hahahahaha hahaha a

Wrong think shall not be tolerated! If you disagree with me you should be banned too.

Its about time! Hey Facebook? How about rethinking that warning you gave me for calling him out on the post that YOU took down? Funny they took his response down but warned everyone that had responded to it that theyd be put in Facebook jail if they did it again? Hmmm

Right think wrong think. Like him or not we are headed for dangerous times if this is acceptable. The communists are coming. Open a history book FFS.

Oh, the Guardians of what is true is now Facebook and Twitter?

This was retracted yesterday afternoon. It was a post by the Trump Election Team That was taken down, not POTUS. Not that facts or truth matter anymore to the TDS MSM. 🙄

But what he said is true. Please look at the statistics

It would be nice if the countries provided statistics to disprove that. Why is that hidden from general public. All we know is numbers in general. Disprove Trump's claim then. Two young people died in Canada from complications. Small number.

That's BULLSHIT it's the leftist media is the problem TIME TO BANKRUPT ALL OF THEM

Not sure that’s Canadian news but while they’re at it how about removing kiddie porn, bomb making videos, 3D printing instructions for weapons... so many more harmful things that should be removed. But hey start with something I can’t even get my hands on.

Ah, he’s the funniest thing on Twitter. POTUS realDonaldTrump TrumpIsALaughingStock

Whether Trump is accurate or not, is not the problem. The problem is that we now have FB and Twitter deciding what is truth and what needs to be censored. We all still have a lot to learn about COVID-19...all except Zuckerberg and Twitter who seem to have an exclusive on truth.

FB ramping up its suppport for Biden.

So twitter and Facebook are now experts on everything? The let everything else be posted so why start blocking things now

He’s usually right just takes a few weeks for you guys to catch up.

the big goof will be done soon

Should remove Rex Murphy and Conrad jack ass black as well.

Being a Canadian and all, do you have any stories on our POS PM and the WE scandal ?

Looked up the bio of reporter who wrote this: “Based in San Francisco, she joined The Washington Post in 2019 after seven years at CNN”, pretty much explains everything

You are really late on this message for a conservative publication.

About time

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