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Israel’s Health Ministry tweeted that Elon Musk is engaging in “fake news” related to COVID-19 data, the third Israeli government ministry to comment on the Twitter owner’s outlook in recent weeks.
Musk had responded to a tweet from Zero Hedge, a far-right blog that presents conspiracy theories and has been accused of spreading Russian propaganda. The tweet claimed that Israeli knowledge showed that “no healthy young person has died from COVID-19. “The billionaire businessman wrote “Zero. . . “
In response, the Ministry of Health wrote: “Elon, unfortunately, this is not what all the knowledge shows. Fake news is dangerous. The Israeli Ministry of Health asked about knowledge of chronic diseases and explained that we do not have access to clinical records. “.
“We know from doctors that other healthy young people have died from COVID and our HMOs will have knowledge about this in the short or long term,” the ministry added.
Counterfeiting is dangerous.
The Israeli Ministry of Health asked about knowledge of chronic diseases and explained that we do not have access to clinical records >>>
– משרד הבריאות (@IsraelMOH) May 29, 2023
Twitter added a note to Zero Hedge’s tweet stating that Israel’s Health Ministry “has this article as ‘misinformation. ‘”
Israel introduced an immediate mass vaccination campaign shortly after the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in late 2020, and published information on the country’s vaccines and COVID cases. through anti-vaccine activists and others who aim to manipulate the numbers to minimize the severity of COVID or the effectiveness of vaccination. Zero Hedge, which has 1. 6 million followers on Twitter, has also published articles about the vaccine.
In the months since buying Twitter last year, Musk has interacted with several tweets spreading conspiracy theories and increased his visibility. shooting in Texas.
On May 16, Musk wrote that Jewish billionaire George Soros, known for his donations to progressive political causes, “hates humanity” and “reminds me of Magneto,” a comical e-book villain who survived the Holocaust. (Soros, born in Hungary, also survived the Holocaust as a child. )
Critics of Musk’s tweet, who added the executive director of the Anti-Defamation League and Israel’s Foreign Ministry, said the attacks encouraged anti-Semitism given that Soros is in the midst of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. His ministry.
Soon after, Amichai Chikli, the Israeli minister who oversees the government’s efforts to combat anti-Semitism, defended Musk.
“As Israel’s minister on the rate of fighting anti-Semitism, I would like to make it clear that the Israeli government and the vast majority of Israeli citizens view Elon Musk as an entrepreneur and a role model,” tweeted Amichai Chikli, a member of the right. . -Likud wing which is also minister of diaspora affairs.
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