President Trump mentioned 'treatment of new coronavirus infection with ultraviolet rays and disinfectants', hoax from the White House is unexpected and expert
President Trump's remark led to the spread of hoaxes on SNS, saying, 'Injection of a disinfectant can cure a new coronavirus infection.' On the other hand, experts who are studying propaganda on the Internet point out that 'IT companies' efforts to misrepresent information have been incomplete'.
Trump's Disinfectant Talk Trips Up Sites' Vows Against Misinformation-The New York Times
In a press conference held in the White House on April 23, 2020, President Trump made a statement suggesting that he 'expects to treat new coronavirus infections with antiseptic injections and UV rays.' .
President Trump's remark was made in response to a report that William Brian, who is a science and technology advisor to the Secretary of Homeland Security, promptly inactivates the new coronavirus when exposed to direct sunlight during a meeting. is. However, the research that Mr. Bryan picked up was only to investigate the inactivation of the particles of the new coronavirus existing on the surface of stainless steel and in the air, not on the human body. Another problem is that the Department of Homeland Security has not published this paper.
Nevertheless, when Mr. Trump heard Mr. Brian's report, Trump told the experts on the spot, 'If we are exposed to ultraviolet rays or something strong light, or we can inject it into the body through the skin. Assuming you can do it, the results of the study are very interesting. In fact, I remember you said you were going to test it. ' He added, 'I can knock out the new coronavirus in less than a minute. Is there a good way to inject the antiseptic into the body or wash something with the antiseptic?' He stated that he encouraged research on treatment methods using ultraviolet rays and disinfectants.
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When this press conference was reported in the media, SNS became a hot topic. As of April 30, 780 Facebook groups, 290 Facebook pages, and 9 Instagram accounts were referring to Mr. Trump's 'UV and disinfectant treatment,' according to the New York Times analysis. That. In addition, a total of 5,000 comments were found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, etc. that seemed to recommend disinfectants as therapeutic agents. Only a few of these posts and comments were deleted.
In response, Washington's Emergency Management Agency tweeted, 'Don't eat the bleach Tide Pod or inject the disinfectant. Don't make the bad situation worse.'
Please don't eat tide pods or inject yourself with any kind of disinfectant.
— WA Emergency Management (@waEMD) April 23, 2020
If you do need help with # COVID19 issues, we have lots of resources at https://t.co/C4x8jjWL0x
Just don't make a bad situation worse.
In addition, sanitary goods manufacturers Clorox and Lysol also issued a statement one after another demanding that consumers not inject or ingest their products , President Trump's remarks had a great influence on all sides. .
It has been reported that the number of bleach- and disinfectant-related poisoning accidents caused by the new coronavirus is increasing dramatically in the United States.
The number of poisoning accidents with detergents and disinfectants has increased sharply, is it due to the new coronavirus-GIGAZINE
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The fact that President Trump's statement was taken up by the media resulted in the rapid spread of misinformation on SNS, but the SNS companies are not in line with the misinformation from the White House. . 'We will remove assertive claims about the treatment of new coronavirus infections, including those related to UV rays and disinfectants,' Facebook told the New York Times.
On the other hand, YouTube said, 'Trump's remark does not conflict with our standard for responding to false alarms', Twitter also said 'Unless there is a call for action, the president's remarks and discussions related to it Is not a policy violation. '
`` Many IT companies have come up with a response to misinformation about health, but these have been reputed by a competent government and a trusted health authority, '' said Lenny Diresta, head of technology research at the Stanford Internet Observatory. It is based on the premise that the correct information will be sent. If the White House sends false information, the efforts of companies will be lost. '
In addition, Trump President was asked about remarks at a press conference for the media, 'to see if I have what happens, is up to the question that was irony to like you press' and the answer to , Denied responsibility for spreading misinformation.
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