Donald Trump is – again – spreading dangerous misinformation about the coronavirus on both Facebook and Twitter.
Late Wednesday afternoon, the President posted a rambling video on both social media platforms in which he falsely claims that there is a “cure” for Covid-19. To be clear, according to the World Health Organization, “there are no drugs that have not been shown to prevent or cure the disease.”
Don’t tell Donald Trump, however, who was discharged from the hospital after being diagnosed with the disease himself. Speaking about the antibody cocktail REGN-COV2, made by drug company Regeneron, found in the hospital, Trump insisted it was the answer to all our prayers.
“This, I see this, I know they call them therapeutic but for me it wasn’t therapeutic, which makes me feel better.” “Okay? I’ll call it a cure.”
If you haven’t found it, he continued to increase the healing power of drug cocktails and insisted that viewers don’t believe the opposite words – possibly by medical professionals.
“But, they, in my opinion, remember this, they say they are therapeutic and I believe they are therapeutic – some people don’t know how to create a therapeutic definition – I see it differently,” the president said. “It’s a cure.”
Again, at present, there is no known remedy for Covid-19.
By the time of this writing, Trump’s tweet has been retweeted 51,000 times. The video has over 22,000 shares on his Facebook post.
We reached out to both Facebook and Twitter to determine whether any company would remove the misinformation of COVID-19, or take action in any way, but received no immediate response. Facebook, notably, has been horrified by the misinformation of COVID-19.
See also: Despite the deaths of 209,000 Americans, Trump tweeted, “Don’t be afraid of Kovid.”
Interestingly, CNN reports that Trump has “recently owned shares of Regeneron” and the company’s CEO has been a member of Trump’s golf club. So, yes, there is probably nothing to see.
In the meantime, enjoy the misinformation of the dangerous COVID-19 spread by the President with the help of Facebook and Twitter.
