Just In:- Facebook, Twitter Deletes Videos Of Doctor Making Coronavirus Cure Claims

Social media gaints Facebook and Twitter as well as video streaming site, Youtube, have deleted publication of a viral videos by an American-based physician, Dr Stella Immanuel.

Dr Stella Immanuel Claimed to have recorded a 100 per cent success rate in the treatment of COVID-19 using hydroxychloroquine. 

In the video, which was shot in front of the United States Supreme Court, Dr Immanuel is seen with seven others wearing white lab coats calling themselves "America’s Frontline Doctors” and addressing the press. 

According to the video, she said "you don’t need masks" to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, and that recent studies showing hydroxychloroquine is ineffective for the treatment of Covid-19 are fake science sponsored by fake pharma companies. 

"This virus has a cure, it’s called hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and Zithromax," she said. 

The claims run contrary to multiple studies on the anti-malarial drug and advice from public health officials to prevent the spread of the virus.

You can watch the video here

The video quickly went viral on Facebook, becoming one of the top-performing posts on the platform with more than 14 million views before it was taken down Monday night for promoting misinformation. 

It was shared nearly 600,000 times, according to Crowdtangle, a data-analytics firm owned by Facebook.

"We’ve removed this video for sharing false information about cures and treatments for COVID-19," a Facebook spokesperson told CNN, adding that the platform is showing messages in News Feed to people who have reacted to, commented on or shared harmful COVID-19-related misinformation that we have removed, connecting them to myths debunked by the WHO."