Twitter has flagged a tweet by US President Donald Trump in which he claimed immunity from the coronavirus.
The police of the social media platform said Trump’s tweet violated the platform’s rules about misleading information related to COVID-19.
“A total and complete sign off from White House Doctors yesterday. That means I can’t get it (immune), and can’t give it. Very nice to know,” Trump said in the tweet.
Trump’s flagged tweet
The post was flagged by Twitter with a disclaimer.
“This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules about spreading misleading and potentially harmful information related to COVID-19,” Twitter’s disclaimer read, adding that it had determined that it may be in the public’s interest for the tweet to remain accessible.
A Twitter spokeswoman said the tweet made “misleading health claims” about COVID-19 and that engagements with the post would be “significantly limited,” as is standard in such cases.
Trump said on Sunday he had fully recovered from COVID-19 and would not be a transmission risk to others, freeing him to return to holding big campaign rallies during the final weeks of the race for the White House.
The scientific evidence is unclear on how long people who have recovered from COVID-19 have antibodies and are protected from a second infection.
Trump, who is trailing Democrat Joe Biden in opinion polls ahead of the Nov. 3 election, is eager to get back on the campaign trail after an absence of more than a week.
He plans to travel to the key battleground state of Florida on Monday, followed by rallies in Pennsylvania and Iowa on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.
