Twitter removes ‘misleading’ tweet from top Trump Covid adviser Dr Scott Atlas that said masks don’t work
- The tweet in question was shared by Dr Scott Atlas and reads: ‘Masks work? No’
- Atlas also shared places where he says ‘cases exploded even with mandates’
- Twitter subsequently removed the tweet, saying it violated the platform’s Covid-19 Misleading Information Policy
Twitter has removed a ‘misleading’ tweet from White House adviser Dr Scott Atlas who claimed that masks don’t work.
In the tweet shared on Saturday, Atlas wrote: ‘Masks work? No’
He then used examples of areas where he said ‘cases exploded event with mandates’.
Atlas included the following locations in the tweet: Los Angeles, Miami, Hawaii, Alabama, France, Philippines, United Kingdom, Spain and Israel.