Facebook removed a post by Trump saying COVID-19 is “less lethal” than flu, only the second time it has done so, as Twitter hides the tweet and adds a warning
Facebook has deleted a post in which President Trump had claimed Covid-19 was “less lethal” than the flu.
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@realdonaldtrump
Donald J. Trump
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I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don't be afraid of Covid. Don't let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!
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@donie
Donie O'Sullivan
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This is Facebook's Covid-19 misinformation policy, per @nick_clegg. And this is Trump's post this morning. https://twitter.com/...
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@willoremus
Will Oremus
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Trump tweeting “Repeal Section 230!” when Facebook or Twitter takes down one of his posts is analogous to him tweeting “Fake news!” whenever the Times or Post publishes a story that makes him look bad, and imo should be taken about as seriously.
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@donie
Donie O'Sullivan
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/...
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@mikeisaac
Rat King
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wonder if Facebook or Twitter allow these posts to stay up on their sites untouched....?
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@deantak
Dean Takahashi
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@Techmeme I think the whole planet saw this already
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@wajahatali
@wajahatali
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Facebook's policies change according to who is in power. Before Trump, they were spending money on hackathons to help communities create tools to combat hate and bigotry. I know because I did them. After Trump was elected, they scaled back. Maybe they see the writing on the wall.
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@joelpollak
Joel Pollak
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Facebook is now censoring the President of the United States. The rationale is weak. One private company has more power than the most powerful government in the world to crush freedom of speech. If @realDonaldTrump loses we will never be free from the domination of Silicon Valley
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@seanmdav
Sean Davis
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He never claimed it was less deadly in the flu, as is obvious to anyone who is functionally literate. https://twitter.com/...
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@fullychargeddan
FullyChargedDanCsar
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You know you're out of line when even Facebook can't defend your misinformation... https://twitter.com/...
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@timcast
Tim Pool
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at this point Big Tech is the president they own us, they control us They can shape the elections and control behavior https://twitter.com/...
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@iainlevine
Iain Levine
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“We remove incorrect information about the severity of Covid-19, and have now removed this post,” said @andymstone https://twitter.com/...
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@rmac18
@rmac18
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The employee who flagged the Trump post specifically asked about the “don't be afraid of Covid” statement, and said that it seems dangerous “given the current and very real risk of COVID-19.”