Twitter suspends US lawmaker for false vaccine info

Washington: Twitter said on Tuesday it had suspended the account of controversial US lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene, a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, for a week over a “misleading” tweet on coronavirus vaccines.

The tweet in question, sent on Monday, said the US FDA should not give final approval to anti-coronavirus vaccines, with Greene saying they were “failing” and did not curb the spread of the virus. Twitter labelled the message “misleading” and suggested that users consult information provided by US health authorities about vaccines and mask-wearing. “The tweet you referenced was labelled in line with our Covid-19 misleading information policy,” a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement. “The account will be in read-only mode for a week due to repeated violations of the Twitter rules.”

Greene accused Twitter of suspending her for “speaking the truth, and tweeting what so many people are saying.”