The doctor in a COVID-19 disinformation video endorsed by Trump belongs to a fringe group of medics whose founder said the virus is not a major threat

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• Dr Stella Immanuel, whose video promoting an unproven COVID-19 treatment was endorsed by President Trump, is a member of a controversial Tea Party-backed group of medics. 
• America's Frontline Doctors Group has called for lockdown measures to be lifted and criticized measures taken to slow the spread of the disease. 
• Founder Dr Simone Gold told the AP in May there is "no scientific basis that the average American should be concerned" about COVID-19. 
• The group is backed by Tea Party Patriots, a conservative group that has backed protests against lockdown measures. 
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Dr Stella Immanuel, who appeared in a controversial video promoting the unproven COVID-19 treatment hydroxychloroquine, is a member of a group of pro-Trump medics who have for months been pushing misinformation about the virus. 

In the video, shared by President Donald Trump, Immanuel appears before the Supreme Court in Washington DC with other members of America's Frontline Doctors.

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