CNN: YouTube Suspends Sen. Rand Paul for Spreading Misinformation on Masks

BLITZER A top Senate ░░░░░░░░ is suspended from YouTube ░░░░░░░░ spreading misinformation about masks ░░░░░░░░ the Delta variant as ░░░░░░░░ cases spiking in parts ░░░░░░░░ the United States CNN ░░░░░░░░ Brian Todd is working ░░░░░░░░ story for us Brian ░░░░░░░░ Rand Paul is the ░░░░░░░░ GOP lawmaker to be ░░░░░░░░ from a social media ░░░░░░░░ for spreading misinformation about ░░░░░░░░ TODD That s right ░░░░░░░░ Senator Paul has been ░░░░░░░░ an absolute tear recently ░░░░░░░░ videos with a lot ░░░░░░░░ misinformation on masks and ░░░░░░░░ sparring with Dr Anthony ░░░░░░░░ in those videos and ░░░░░░░░ Senate hearings Tonight the ░░░░░░░░ media giants are bringing ░░░░░░░░ hammer down on Senator ░░░░░░░░ and other Republicans who ░░░░░░░░ trafficked in Covid misinformation ░░░░░░░░ Rand Paul in the ░░░░░░░░ of a growing battle ░░░░░░░░ between social media giants ░░░░░░░░ Republican politicians who spout ░░░░░░░░ on the Covid pandemic ░░░░░░░░ Paul has just been ░░░░░░░░ by YouTube forbidden by ░░░░░░░░ video platform from uploading ░░░░░░░░ for a week YouTube ░░░░░░░░ a video Paul made ░░░░░░░░ this phrase where he ░░░░░░░░ some masks are ineffective ░░░░░░░░ fighting Covid PAUL Trying ░░░░░░░░ shape human behavior isn ░░░░░░░░ the same as following ░░░░░░░░ actual science which this ░░░░░░░░ us that cloth masks ░░░░░░░░ t work TODD In ░░░░░░░░ public health officials say ░░░░░░░░ masks do offer at ░░░░░░░░ some protection against Covid ░░░░░░░░ has also deleted Rand ░░░░░░░░ s video It s ░░░░░░░░ on the alternate video ░░░░░░░░ Rumble which has looser ░░░░░░░░ on content Here s ░░░░░░░░ phrase YouTube objected to ░░░░░░░░ Most of the masks ░░░░░░░░ get over the counter ░░░░░░░░ t work they don ░░░░░░░░ prevent infection TODD In ░░░░░░░░ to YouTube suspension of ░░░░░░░░ Paul sent a tweet ░░░░░░░░ the left wing cretins ░░░░░░░░ YouTube calling the suspension ░░░░░░░░ badge of honor Senator ░░░░░░░░ posted that video actually ░░░░░░░░ response to another video ░░░░░░░░ YouTube deleted another video ░░░░░░░░ s now also on ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN What hasn t ░░░░░░░░ Fauci been fired TODD ░░░░░░░░ that one an interview ░░░░░░░░ Newsmax Paul continued his ░░░░░░░░ against Dr Anthony Fauci ░░░░░░░░ nation s pre eminent ░░░░░░░░ on the pandemic calling ░░░░░░░░ an elitist who misleads ░░░░░░░░ public on masks and ░░░░░░░░ PAUL And this is ░░░░░░░░ I really have the ░░░░░░░░ with Fauci One he ░░░░░░░░ not telling the truth ░░░░░░░░ he s promulgating bad ░░░░░░░░ there s pseudoscience Dr ░░░░░░░░ knowing that it is ░░░░░░░░ crime to lie to ░░░░░░░░ TODD Paul has openly ░░░░░░░░ with Dr Fauci in ░░░░░░░░ Senate including once last ░░░░░░░░ when Paul accused Fauci ░░░░░░░░ lying about research FAUCI ░░░░░░░░ Paul I have never ░░░░░░░░ before the Congress and ░░░░░░░░ do not retract that ░░░░░░░░ Senator Paul you do ░░░░░░░░ know what you are ░░░░░░░░ about quite frankly And ░░░░░░░░ want to say that ░░░░░░░░ You do not know ░░░░░░░░ you are talking about ░░░░░░░░ viruses are molecularly impossible ░░░░░░░░ result in SARS CoV ░░░░░░░░ PAUL No one s ░░░░░░░░ they are FAUCI You ░░░░░░░░ implying that what we ░░░░░░░░ was responsible for the ░░░░░░░░ of individual I totally ░░░░░░░░ that PAUL It could ░░░░░░░░ been It could have ░░░░░░░░ FAUCI And if anybody ░░░░░░░░ lying here Senator it ░░░░░░░░ you TODD YouTube s ░░░░░░░░ of Senator Paul comes ░░░░░░░░ after Twitter suspended Republican ░░░░░░░░ Marjorie Taylor Greene for ░░░░░░░░ false claims that Covid ░░░░░░░░ are failing O SULLIVAN ░░░░░░░░ saw in 2020 a ░░░░░░░░ of election misinformation that ░░░░░░░░ platforms really didn t ░░░░░░░░ much about But I ░░░░░░░░ in this moment where ░░░░░░░░ are in the pandemic ░░░░░░░░ now they really view ░░░░░░░░ as a sort of ░░░░░░░░ where there is so ░░░░░░░░ misinformation that can really ░░░░░░░░ harm to people that ░░░░░░░░ lead to people dying ░░░░░░░░ Senator Paul now has ░░░░░░░░ strike on YouTube Two ░░░░░░░░ in a 90 day ░░░░░░░░ and he could get ░░░░░░░░ permanently Wolf let s ░░░░░░░░ if he cares about ░░░░░░░░ BLITZER We shall see ░░░░░░░░ right Brian Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much. Brian Todd reporting.”