Tea Party Group Is Behind Banned Viral Doctors Video
- American Frontline Doctors dismiss masks, tout unproven drug
- Facebook, Twitter, pull video citing misinformation policies
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A video containing dubious information about the coronavirus that was widely shared on social media Monday, including by President Donald Trump, is backed by a conservative activist group called the Tea Party Patriots.
Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and YouTube pulled the video, which featured a group calling itself America’s Frontline Doctors touting the drug hydroxychloroquine as an effective treatment, from their websites because it violated their rules on spreading misinformation about the virus. Twitter also temporarily suspended Trump’s son from the site Tuesday after he tweeted a link to the video, prompting a rebuke from his adviser saying that tech companies are stifling conservative voices.