Facebook, Twitter Restrict Donald Trump’s Post Claiming COVID-19 Is “Less Lethal” Than The Flu

deadline.com:

Ted Johnson Facebook and Twitter each placed restrictions on President Donald Trump claim that COVID-19 is similar in severity to the flu.As he is recovering from the coronavirus with a regimen of treatments and an army of medical professionals, Trump appears to be switching back to a message that he had earlier this year, that COVID-19 is no worse than the flu.Trump tweeted on Tuesday, “Flu season is coming up!

Many people every year, sometimes over 100,000, and despite the Vaccine, die from the Flu. Are we going to close down our Country?

No, we have learned to live with it, just like we are learning to live with Covid, in most populations far less lethal!!!” Facebook removed the post. “We remove incorrect information about the severity.