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Misinformation about the doctor is spreading after a CNN interview in which Donald Trump’s coronavirus response coordinator described awkward conversations with the then president about COVID-19.
But it comes from a website that previously posted fake news alleging that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was hanged in Guantanamo Bay, that Navy SEALs arrested her, that Trump was Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney has indicted Barrett and that an assassination attempt on Trump’s life was foiled.
This post was featured in its news feed as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat hoaxes and misinformation. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.) « The US military has Dr. Deborah Birx, also known as ‘the Shawl Lady’, was arrested after confirming reports that she and her accomplice, the still-at-large Dr. Anthony Fauci, conspired with the CDC to deliberately mislead the American public into believing that face masks are an effective way to contain the spread of COVID-19, « read the Real Raw News post > Experts say masks can be effective in preventing the spread of COVID-19. And there is nothing to confirm the unsubstantiated claim that Birx was arrested.
Like many of the other stories we’ve reviewed on this site, This post also gets a Pants on Fire!
CNN, Birx remembers a « very difficult » call from Trump after her Covid-19 warnings from March 28, 2021 March
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