Anti-vaxxers and right-wing provocateurs sought to link the injury that left Hamlin in critical condition with the coronavirus vaccine. Some tweets racked up millions of views, after the Musk-owned company rolled back its covid misinformation policies.
that the coronavirus vaccine is causing people to die. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Children’s Health Defense promoted the film this winter, but its creators generated newfound attention by seizing on the viral footage of Hamlin collapsing.
“Prior to 2021, Athletes collapsing on the field was NOT a normal event,” the film’s account tweeted, along with footage of Hamlin hitting the field. “This is becoming an undeniable pattern.” The tweet also included a series of syringe emoji. Twitter’s enforcement of its covid misinformation policies was imperfect and widely criticized, both by Democrats, who said the company hadn’t done enough to rein in falsehoods, and conservatives, who warned the company had gone too far. The former Twitter employee said speculative tweets would have been “tricky” for Twitter’s Trust and Safety team to handle because they’re often vague and not making claims that definitively could be said to be false.
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