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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 05, 2023
Madonna's Instagram account flagged for spreading misinformation about Covid-19 vaccine

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29 July, 2020, 05:25 pm
Last modified: 29 July, 2020, 05:26 pm

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Madonna's Instagram account flagged for spreading misinformation about Covid-19 vaccine

Donald Trump Jr. was banned from tweeting for 12 hours as a penalty for sharing the clip.

TBS Report
29 July, 2020, 05:25 pm
Last modified: 29 July, 2020, 05:26 pm
Madonna's Instagram account flagged for spreading misinformation about Covid-19 vaccine

Instagram has flagged a video by Madonna which claimed that Covid-19 had already been found, but the vaccine is being hidden to "let the rich get richer".

Instagram blurred out the video with a caption saying: "False Information," reported by BBC.

It also directed users to a page debunking the claims in the video, noting there is no coronavirus vaccine.

The video was later deleted from Madonna's Instagram page, but not before fans protested at her decision to share the post.

Among them was pop star Annie Lennox, who commented: "This is utter madness!!! I can't believe that you are endorsing this dangerous quackery.

"Hopefully your site has been hacked and you're just about to explain it," she added.

The video in question showed a group called America's Frontline Doctors speaking outside the US Supreme Court building at an event organised by Tea Party Patriots Action.

In the clip, Dr Stella Immanuel, a doctor from Houston, said she had successfully treated 350 coronavirus patients "and counting" with hydroxychloroquine.

Facebook and Twitter had previously removed the video, flagging it as misinformation; while Donald Trump Jr. was banned from tweeting for 12 hours as a penalty for sharing the clip.

According to Instagram, flagging a post as false makes it harder for users to discover "by filtering it from Explore and Hashtags, and reducing its visibility in Feed and Stories."

This is not the first time Madonna has made controversial claims about coronavirus. In March, she posted a video from her bath, describing the virus as "the great equaliser".

 

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