Facebook and Twitter removed a video showing a group of doctors falsely claiming that hydroxychloroquine cures coronavirus and disputing the need to wear face coverings, but not before it was retweeted by the president
On Monday, President Trump promoted a video saying people don’t need to wear masks. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Facebook on Monday removed a viral video showing a group of doctors claiming that hydroxychloroquine cures coronavirus and disputing the need to wear face coverings, but not before it racked up millions of views and caught the attention of President Trump, who tweeted it Monday night.
“We don’t need to be locked down,” a doctor named Stella Immanuel says in the video. “America, there is a cure for COVID.” 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.
Fauci responded to that accusation on Tuesday, telling Good Morning America, “I have not been misleading the public under any circumstances.” He also reasserted that studies show hydroxychloroquine is “not effective” in treating coronavirus. The White House in early July pointed to one recent study that did appear to show the drug’s effectiveness in treating COVID-19, but others have noted flaws in that research.
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