Twitter penalizes Donald Trump Jr. for posting misleading Stella Immanuel coronavirus video – The Washington Post

Twitter on Tuesday penalized Donald Trump Jr. for posting hydroxychloroquine misinformation, the social media giant said, underlining the tough stance it has taken in policing misleading posts from high-profile users including the president in recent weeks.

Twitter said it ordered the president’s son to delete the misleading tweet and said it would “limit some account functionality for 12 hours.”

The tweet, which featured a viral video showing a group of doctors making misleading and false claims about the coronavirus pandemic, was directly tweeted by Trump Jr.‘s account. That contrasts with his father, who retweeted multiple clips of the same video to his 84.2 million followers Monday night.

Twitter removed the videos, deleting several of the tweets that President Trump shared, and added a note to its trending topics warning about the potential risks of hydroxychloroquine use.

Source: Twitter penalizes Donald Trump Jr. for posting misleading Stella Immanuel coronavirus video – The Washington Post


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