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Twitter flags Donald Trump's tweet for violating rules on COVID-19 information

Washington
October 12, 2020

Twitter on Sunday flagged a tweet by Donald Trump in which the U.S President claimed he was immune to the Coronavirus, saying it violated the social media 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.

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 told Reuters that 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.