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The woman whose “important

artappraiser — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 22:58:39 +0000

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The woman whose “important voice” he was amplifying the other day was demanding that Dr. Fauci, Chris Cuomo and the rest of us at CNN turn over our urine to her so she could test it for hydroxychloroquine which she insists we are all secretly taking. Totally normal. https://t.co/k1ajOkK9hC
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) July 28, 2020

For more information about

artappraiser — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 22:34:57 +0000

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For more information about the doctor Trump was praising... the one who thinks that sex with demons and alien DNA experimentation are problems that really should be getting more attention...https://t.co/dDlTlO1J4G pic.twitter.com/oQPIjv2ZMN
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) July 28, 2020

So...I don’t know anything

artappraiser — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 22:18:44 +0000

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So...I don’t know anything about her, I don’t know what country she’s from, but she said she’s a doctor, and hydroxychloroqine works. Seems legit! #TrumpPressConference
— Cathy Errington (@cathy_errington) July 28, 2020

(unsaid: but the bonus is that she has black skin!)

Misleading Virus Video, Pushed by the Trumps, Spreads Online

Social media companies took down the video within hours. But by then, it had already been viewed tens of millions of times.

By Sheera Frenkel & Davey Alba @ NYTimes.com, July 28

A woman who identified herself as Dr. Stella Immanuel speaking during a video shared by “America’s Frontline Doctors.”

In a video posted Monday online, a group of people calling themselves “America’s Frontline Doctors” and wearing white medical coats spoke against the backdrop of the Supreme Court in Washington, sharing misleading claims about the virus, including that hydroxychloroquine was an effective coronavirus treatment and that masks did not slow the spread of the virus.

The video did not appear to be anything special. But within six hours, President Trump and his son Donald Trump Jr. had tweeted versions of it, and the right-wing news site Breitbart had shared it. It went viral, shared largely through Facebook groups dedicated to anti-vaccination movements and conspiracy theories such as QAnon, racking up tens of millions of views. Multiple versions of the video were uploaded to YouTube, and links were shared through Twitter.

Facebook, YouTube and Twitter worked feverishly to remove it, but by the time they had, the video had already become the latest example of misinformation about the virus that has spread widely.

That was because the video had been designed specifically to appeal to internet conspiracists and conservatives eager to see the economy reopen, with a setting and characters to lend authenticity. It showed that even as social media companies have sped up response time to remove dangerous virus misinformation within hours of its posting, people have continued to find new ways around the platforms’ safeguards [....]

Rick Wilson on the

artappraiser — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 11:13:43 +0000

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Rick Wilson on the hydroxychloroquinine tweets:

This is correct, and of course, entirely depraved https://t.co/1oCGMUZ0ow
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) July 28, 2020

edit to add:

It is https://t.co/qPpMwZnkxZ
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) July 28, 2020

This Biden tweet this morning

artappraiser — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 04:55:00 +0000

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This Biden tweet this morning with video also probably had something to do with it:

The hard truth is this pandemic didn’t have to be this bad. Ron Klain, former White House Ebola Response Coordinator, breaks down what a Biden administration would have done differently and what we would do now to get this virus under control: pic.twitter.com/cw8mBOfujj
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 27, 2020

Rudy's got something to do

artappraiser — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 04:35:55 +0000

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Rudy's got something to do with it! He's turned into a straight-out criminal like his father:

#Hydroxychloroquineworks is now proven conclusively.

It should be used consistently to reduce the already declining mortality rate of Covid-19.

Those who suppressed its use are directly responsible for deaths that could have been avoided.
— Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) July 28, 2020

The domain was created 12 days ago and is a subsidiary of @FreedomWorks The credentials of the Nigerian doctor have yet to be substantiated. Most likely an effort to unload the 60 million doses that were ordered by 45s administration. pic.twitter.com/rfb9HJFZ4A
— YayDuh (@Yay_Duh) July 28, 2020

Samantha Power:

artappraiser — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 04:03:24 +0000

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Samantha Power:

The unraveling continues. Trump’s desperation creates and compounds so many dangers. https://t.co/DDseGoYzNU
— Samantha Power (@SamanthaJPower) July 28, 2020

Can't somebody threaten to

artappraiser — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 03:50:33 +0000

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Can't somebody threaten to sue him for tweeting this dangerous garbage? So at least a grownup in the White House has him delete it all?

Trying to stop Trump disinfo.

artappraiser — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 03:48:05 +0000

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Trying to stop Trump disinfo. machine!

Still waiting for answers from @Facebook and @Youtube about this viral coronavirus misinformation video. Some versions have been removed, but I've found a dozen others that are still live, (with millions of views each).

Oh, and Trump just shared it.
— Sheera Frenkel (@sheeraf) July 28, 2020

"...decimation of Hispanic

artappraiser — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 03:45:12 +0000

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"...historic decimation of Hispanic communities in Texas..."

Many thanks @ASlavitt for all his support, we've been working (together with @BetoORourke) to address the awful and historic #COVID19 decimation of Hispanic communities in Texas and across the Southern US. Beyond heartbreaking... https://t.co/Dzta2tquNz
— Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD (@PeterHotez) July 28, 2020