Twitter Flags Trump Tweet for Spreading False Information on COVID-19

Twitter flagged a tweet from President Donald Trump for “spreading misleading and harmful information related to COVID-19,” though the tweet is still viewable on the site.

In the tweet sent Sunday morning, Trump claimed that because he received a “total and complete sign off” from doctors after testing positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 1, he is “immune” from the virus and cannot spread it to others. White House doctors have not disclosed when Trump was last tested, and while epidemiologists believe that people infected by the virus can develop immunity for at least three months, CDC guidelines warn that those infected should isolate for at least 10 days after showing symptoms.

Trump’s physician, Dr. Sean Conley, has not provided many details on Trump’s testing and treatment, but said that the president has cleared the 10-day symptom window.

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“Now at day 10 from symptom onset, fever-free for well over 24 hours and all symptoms improved, the assortment of advanced diagnostic tests obtained reveal there is no longer evidence of actively replicating virus,” Dr. Sean Conley said in a memo. “Moving forward, I will continue to monitor him clinically as he returns to an active schedule.”

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— Erick Fernandez (@ErickFernandez) October 11, 2020

12 Trump Tweets About the Coronavirus That Are Super Awkward Right Now (Photos)

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, which makes looking back on some of his tweets over the past 10 months pretty... ironic.
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On Jan. 24, the president was sure "it will all work out well." He even personally thanked China's President Xi.
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On March 18, he assured us that he "always treated the Chinese Virus very seriously."
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On May 24, he said mail-in ballots would create a "rigged election... Trying to use Covid for this Scam!"
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On May 25, he claimied "great reviews" on his handling of COVID-19, "sometimes referred to as the China Virus."
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Here's a gem from May 28: "All over the World the CoronaVirus, a very bad 'gift' from China, marches on. Not good!"
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On June 15, he complained that the "Far Left Fake News Media" is trying to "Covid Shame us on our big Rallies." This topic came up again few months later, at the first presidential debate, when Trump bragged that there has been "no negative effect" from his 35,000-40,000 person, largely-maskless, mid-pandemic outdoor rallies.
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Months before the U.S. deaths surpassed 200,000, Trump tweeted on June 25, "Coronavirus deaths are way down. Mortality rate is one of the lowest in the World."
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On July 5, Trump was still blaming the rise in COVID-19 cases to "massive testing" and that death numbers are down "low and steady," whatever that means.
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On July 6, Trump lamented that the "Lamestream Fake News Media REFUSE to say that China Virus deaths are down 39%." In September, the country reached 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus.
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Eight days after wearing a mask in public for the first time, he declared that "many people say that it is very Patriotic" to wear a mask on July 20.
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This one is particularly ironic. On Sept. 3, Trump criticized "Sleepy Joe Hiden'" for sitting back "in his basement and criticizes every move we make on the China Virus. DOING GREAT JOB!"
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On Sept. 18, Trump bragged that he had done "an incredible job" with the "China virus" than Biden did with the Swine flu pandemic in 2009.
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The President and first lady tested positive for the virus Friday

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, which makes looking back on some of his tweets over the past 10 months pretty... ironic.

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12 Trump Tweets About the Coronavirus That Are Super Awkward Right Now (Photos)

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