The president’s son had shared discredited claims about the anti-malarial drug as a cure for Covid-19
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Donald Trump Jr’s Twitter account was restricted after he reshared a video of Dr Stella Immanuel, who has made a number of baseless claims about coronavirus.
Immanuel has hailed hydroxychloroquine as a “cure” for coronavirus, even though the anti-malaria drug has not been found to be an effective treatment against the virus.
Immanuel, a pediatrician and a religious minister, has a history of making bizarre claims about medical topics and other issues. She has often claimed that gynecological problems like cysts and endometriosis are in fact caused by people having sex in their dreams with demons and witches.
She alleges alien DNA is currently used in medical treatments, and that scientists are cooking up a vaccine to prevent people from being religious. And, despite appearing in Washington, D.C. to lobby Congress on Monday, she has said that the government is run in part not by humans but by ‘reptilians’ and other aliens.
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According to a New York Times reporter, Twitter quibbled with the characterization that it had “suspended” Donald Trump Jr’s account.
The social media giant said it had only required the president’s son to delete a tweet with false claims about coronavirus and limited some account features for 12 hours.
Twitter disputed that it has “suspended” @DonaldJTrumpJr‘s account. Twitter says it just required his tweet with hydroxychloroquine misinformation to be deleted and would limit some account functionality for 12 hours. pic.twitter.com/QAcIHdxYat
Continue reading…The president’s son had shared discredited claims about the anti-malarial drug as a cure for Covid-19 3.12pm BSTDonald Trump Jr’s Twitter account was restricted after he reshared a video of Dr Stella Immanuel, who has made a number of baseless claims about coronavirus.Immanuel has hailed hydroxychloroquine as a “cure” for coronavirus, even though the anti-malaria drug has not been found to be an effective treatment against the virus. Immanuel, a pediatrician and a religious minister, has a history of making bizarre claims about medical topics and other issues. She has often claimed that gynecological problems like cysts and endometriosis are in fact caused by people having sex in their dreams with demons and witches. She alleges alien DNA is currently used in medical treatments, and that scientists are cooking up a vaccine to prevent people from being religious. And, despite appearing in Washington, D.C. to lobby Congress on Monday, she has said that the government is run in part not by humans but by ‘reptilians’ and other aliens. 3.04pm BSTAccording to a New York Times reporter, Twitter quibbled with the characterization that it had “suspended” Donald Trump Jr’s account.The social media giant said it had only required the president’s son to delete a tweet with false claims about coronavirus and limited some account features for 12 hours.Twitter disputed that it has “suspended” @DonaldJTrumpJr’s account. Twitter says it just required his tweet with hydroxychloroquine misinformation to be deleted and would limit some account functionality for 12 hours. pic.twitter.com/QAcIHdxYat Continue reading…