Facebook and Twitter are both taking action after saying a video shared by President Trump contains misinformation about the coronavirus.
The same clip was also shared by the Trump campaign's Twitter account - @teamtrump - and retweeted by the president himself.
Trump campaign spokesperson Courtney Parella told Fox News that President Trump was "stating a fact that children are less susceptible to the coronavirus." Parella also claimed that the Twitter spokesperson who flagged campaign's suspended account was Kamala Harris' former press secretary. found while there is already widespread community transmission in areas of the United States, there is "clearly a risk of further spread associated with reopening schools."
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