Facebook took hours to remove the video, showing once again that the company simply cannot control the spread of disinformation on its network.
President Donald Trump helped propel a viral disinformation video on Monday night, sharing with his 84 million followers the false claims that no one needs to wear a mask and that hydroxychloroquine is a cure for coronavirus.
The video, featuring a group calling themselves “America’s Frontline Doctors,” was viewed tens of millions of times on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube on Monday before all three networks took action and removed it from their networks.
Twitter deleted the posts Trump had shared, saying the video was “in violation of our COVID-19 misinformation policy.” Continue reading.