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Why has Donald Trump Jr’s Twitter been suspended?
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Here's more on Trump Jr's Twitter suspension.
Who is Donald Trump Jr?
Donald Trump Jr is the eldest of President Trump's four children.
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The most outspoken of the bunch, he is a businessman and former television personality.
What happened to Donald Trump Jr's Twitter account?
Donald Jr's account was suspended for promoting a video endorsing controversial theories.
The video features Stella Immanuel, who claimed , , could cure the coronavirus.
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The doctor also claimed that wearing a mask is not necessary.
Donald Trump Jr retweeted the video that claimed Immanuel was a "fearless warrior for the truth" before Twitter suspended his account for not aligning with their COVID-19 misinformation policy.
This is not the first time on Donald Jr.
Earlier this month, the president's son of an apparent warning a user received from , which is owned by .
The message shared by Trump Jr indicates that four of the posts have been deleted between June 1 and July 5 because they were believed to have "harmful false information."
His post on the app also includes two screenshots of CNN article headlines: one from April 11 that says is "wrong in so many ways about hydroxychloroquine studies," and a second from July 2 that states "Study finds hydroxychloroquine helped coronavirus patients survive better."
"The censorship is real and it continues," Trump Jr wrote.
"Instagram is taking down posts about people comparing the CNN headlines about Hydroxychloroquine."
What is Twitter's misinformation policy?
Tech giant Twitter unveiled a COVID-19 misinformation policy in May to crack down on the spread of inaccuracies regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
"In serving the public conversation, our goal is to make it easy to find credible information on Twitter and to limit the spread of potentially harmful and misleading content," the company .
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"We’re introducing new labels and warning messages that will provide additional context and information on some Tweets containing disputed or misleading information related to COVID-19.
"We guidance to address content that goes directly against guidance on COVID-19 from authoritative sources of global and local public health information."
Who is Stella Immanuel?
Stella Immanuel is a controversial doctor based in who endorses far-fetched medical ideas.
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She has garnered tens of millions of views on Facebook and Twitter for her theories, including her praise for hydroxychloroquine, which she claims has treated more than 350 coronavirus patients.
Immanuel, once a minister, has a history of bizarre medical opinions.
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reported that she believes alien DNA is used in medical treatments and that gynecological issues like endometriosis and cysts are caused by women having sex with demons and witches in their dreams.
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Immanuel gave her viral video speech on the steps of the Supreme Court as part of a gathering of doctors who call themselves America’s Frontline Doctors.
The group disputes the medical coronavirus narrative.
The event was organized by the right-wing group Tea Party Patriots, which is backed by wealthy Republican donors.
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