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- While still recovering from COVID-19, President Trump posted a controversial message on social media on Tuesday, claiming that the flu is as deadly as the coronavirus.
- Twitter flagged the message for spreading misinformation, and Facebook removed it.
- Asked to comment on Trump’s tweet, Dr. Anthony Fauci contradicted the president, explaining that “it’s not correct” to say COVID-19 is the same as the flu.
President Trump returned to the White House on Monday, where he’ll continue his COVID-19 convalescence.
He resumed his regular Twitter schedule, which slowed in the days following his positive diagnosis. On Tuesday, Trump posted a controversial claim on Twitter and Facebook, where he compared the fatality rate of COVID-19 with the flu. Facebook deleted the message, while Trump flagged it as false, although Twitter users can still see it. Responding to questions about Trump’s coronavirus comments, Dr. Anthony Fauci contradicted the president.
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Dr. Fauci contradicts Trump’s false tweet about the flu being as deadly as COVID-19 originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 7 Oct 2020 at 16:34:28 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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