The news that US President Donald Trump has tested positive for COVID-19 has fueled an explosion of rumours, misinformation and conspiracy theories.
Within hours, thousands of false posts flooded social media on Friday night.
One of the first lies was that the Democrats during the presidential debate intentionally infected President Trump.
Many others have speculated on Facebook that perhaps the president is lying about being infected with the coronavirus.
People went so far as to mention a huge lie that Trump was fighting a secret network of government officials and stars who were running child trafficking.
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However, the whirlwind of misinformation and lies about the pandemic started from the president himself.
Using conferences and social media, Trump has repeatedly played down the threat of the pandemic or cited unsafe drugs for protection against the coronavirus.
More than 30 Twitter users have shared conspiracy theories about the news of the president's infection. 10 of the posts mocked the drug hydroxychloroquine, which Trump had consistently supported.
Another 13 users have shared the big lie that Trump has decided to isolate himself as a large-scale arrest of high-ranking US officials is expected, including former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Meanwhile, the social network Facebook was filled with news that Trump is lying that he is infected in order to win the sympathy of voters or to cancel the upcoming presidential debates due to his poor performance in the first debate against rival Joe Biden.
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This series of lies and misinformation has prompted foreign powers to intervene in the matter.
The Russian media immediately started mocking and many sites published various lies about Trump. Meanwhile, Americans are helping misinformation by spreading these posts.
