Facebook removes Trump post falsely saying flu is more lethal than Covid

[demmiblue]

(CNN)Facebook on Tuesday removed a post from President Trump in which he falsely claimed that Covid-19 is less deadly than the seasonal flu.

Facebook spokesperson Andy Stone confirmed the company removed the post for breaking its rules on Covid-19 misinformation.

President Trump has, by his own admission, played down the threat of Covid-19. Now, while battling his own bout of the disease, he has continued to dishonestly downplay the severity of the virus.

His post on Tuesday falsely equated Covid-19 to the seasonal flu.

The President also posted the same message on Twitter. That post is still live, but Twitter has appended a message to the Tweet stating it violated the company's rule on spreading misleading information related to Covid-19.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/06/tech/facebook-trump-covid-flu-false/index.html

[brewens]

1. Maybe we shouldn't have a president that has to be hospitalized any time he gets the "sniffles"?

I've never been hospitalized with the flu or a cold. In fact I have only seen doctor for colds twice, and that was only because of our work policy. I had to have it documented for missing three days or more.

So if COVID is no big deal, he must have a pretty wimpy immune system.