Twitter permanently bans Newsmax White House correspondent

Newsmax subsequently took Emerald Robinson off the air for an investigation.

Published - November 12, 2021 11:53 am IST - NEW YORK

The social media company had earlier given Ms. Robinson a one-week ban.

The social media company had earlier given Ms. Robinson a one-week ban.

Twitter says it has permanently banned Newsmax White House correspondent Emerald Robinson from its service for repeated violations of its COVID-19 misinformation policy.

The social media company had earlier given Ms. Robinson a one-week ban for sending out a message to “Christians” that falsely claimed that COVID-19 vaccines contained a bioluminescent marker called Luciferase that allows people to be tracked.

Newsmax subsequently took her off the air for an investigation.

On Tuesday, Ms. Robinson briefly returned to social media, tweeting that “I'm back ... on Twitter at least” and linking to an article she had written on Substack about the supposed marker. A Twitter spokesman said Thursday her account had been permanently banned.

Newsmax , which says it strongly supports the vaccine and urges its viewers to get the immunization, said it is reviewing Ms. Robinson's case. The network said Tuesday that “we have no anticipated date she will return.”

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