Fictions and Realities - A Tweet About COVID-19

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Covid-19, Donald Trump, pandemic, presidency, election, misinformation, fake news, economy, media, Twitter

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This tweet was published on October 26th 2020, at a time when the number of positive cases in the United States reached 500.000 cases, according to the CDC. Trump frequently attributed the rise in COVID-19 cases to increased testing rather than a rise in infections. He tries to understate the seriousness of COVID-19 cases and chooses instead to accuse the media of propagating a false narrative, what he calls ‘Fake News'.

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Official Attitude Can Shape the Public Response to the Pandemic
The Reasons Behind Spreading Misinformation

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[...] For instance, the former president suggested that disinfectants could cure COVID-19. He also accused newspapers to overplay the seriousness of COVID-19 as a way to undermine his presidency. The Reasons Behind Spreading Misinformation It is difficult to say why Donald Trump propagated false information about COVID, as his motivations were not clear. Here are a few ideas: Avoid panic and negative repercussions on the economy: Trump was very proud to show that the US economy was doing great under his presidency. [...]

[...] Conclusions Trump choose to ignore the dangerous effects of COVID-19 for different reasons. It may be due to self-interest: His image as a business leader who made the economy great and created a lot of jobs. His chances for re-election His opposition to the media who reported the news - in this case the rise in infection cases. Trump choose instead to attack the median and declare that the rise in COVID cases was due to testing, and not infections. [...]

[...] Taking seriously the pandemic may threaten that. Another possibility is that Trump was concerned about the impact of the pandemic on his chance for re-election. The US Presidential election takes place on November every 4 years and was going to take place on November 2020. Trump was worried that the pandemic may affect his chances to get elected again against Joe Biden. Trump was convinced that the media was exaggerating the effects of the pandemic as a way to undermine him. [...]

[...] Fictions and Realities - A Tweet About COVID-19 Document Context Document A refers to a tweet published on October 26th at a time when the number of positive cases in the United States reached 500.000 cases, according to the CDC. Trump frequently attributed the rise in COVID-19 cases to increased testing rather than a rise in infections. He tries to understate the seriousness of COVID-19 cases and chooses instead to accuse the media to propagate a false narrative, what he calls `Fake News'. [...]

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