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Immanuel is the founder of Fire Power Ministries, and host of a radio and television show entitled ''Fire Power''. She is a self-described "wealth transfer coach", and has authored several books as part of her Occupying Force series. She has been an outspoken supporter of [[Donald Trump]], and long-time critic of "unmarried couples living together, homosexuality, bestiality, polygamy" and so-called "homosexual terrorism".<ref name=":1" /><ref name="heavy">{{cite news |last1=Warnock |first1=Caroline |title=Dr. Stella Immanuel: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |url=https://heavy.com/news/2020/07/dr-stella-immanuel/ |accessdate=29 July 2020 |publisher=[[Heavy.com]] |date=July 28, 2020}}</ref><ref name="mma">{{cite web |last1=Hananoki |first1=Eric |title=Trump-promoted Dr. Stella Immanuel said homosexuality is the “agenda of the Devil” |url=https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavirus-covid-19/trump-promoted-dr-stella-immanuel-said-homosexuality-agenda-devil |website=[[Media Matters for America]] |accessdate=29 July 2020}}</ref>
Immanuel is the founder of Fire Power Ministries, and host of a radio and television show entitled ''Fire Power''. She is a self-described "wealth transfer coach", and has authored several books as part of her Occupying Force series. She has been an outspoken supporter of [[Donald Trump]], and long-time critic of "unmarried couples living together, homosexuality, bestiality, polygamy" and so-called "homosexual terrorism".<ref name=":1" /><ref name="heavy">{{cite news |last1=Warnock |first1=Caroline |title=Dr. Stella Immanuel: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |url=https://heavy.com/news/2020/07/dr-stella-immanuel/ |accessdate=29 July 2020 |publisher=[[Heavy.com]] |date=July 28, 2020}}</ref><ref name="mma">{{cite web |last1=Hananoki |first1=Eric |title=Trump-promoted Dr. Stella Immanuel said homosexuality is the “agenda of the Devil” |url=https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavirus-covid-19/trump-promoted-dr-stella-immanuel-said-homosexuality-agenda-devil |website=[[Media Matters for America]] |accessdate=29 July 2020}}</ref>


Immanuel's medical claims are sometimes combined with her spiritual beliefs. She has said that many [[gynecological]] illnesses are the result of having [[sex dream]]s with [[succubi]] and [[incubi]] and receiving "[[demon]] [[sperm]]". She has said that [[endometriosis]], [[infertility]], [[miscarriage]]s, and [[sexually transmitted infection]]s are caused by the [[Spirit spouse|spirit husbands]] and spirit wives.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Hill20200728">{{Cite web|last=Pitofsky|first=Marina|date=2020-07-28|title=Doctor retweeted by Trump has warned of alien DNA, sex with demons|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/509421-doctor-retweeted-by-trump-has-warned-of-alien-dna-sex-with|access-date=2020-07-29|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|language=en}}</ref> According to Immanuel, the causes of [[cysts]] and endometriosis are individuals having sex in their dreams with demons and [[witches]].<ref name="TBD20200728">{{cite news |last1=Sommer |first1=Will |title=Trump’s New Favorite COVID Doctor Believes in Alien DNA, Demon Sperm, and Hydroxychloroquine |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/stella-immanuel-trumps-new-covid-doctor-believes-in-alien-dna-demon-sperm-and-hydroxychloroquine |accessdate=29 July 2020 |work=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=July 28, 2020}}</ref> She said in a 2015 sermon that [[space alien]] DNA is used in medical treatments and that reptilians and aliens run the government. She also stated in 2015 that [[Illuminati]] are using witches to destroy the world through abortion, gay marriage, children's toys and media such as ''[[Harry Potter]]'', ''[[Pokémon]]'', [[Wizards of Waverly Place|''Wizards of Waverly Place'']] and [[Hannah Montana|''Hannah Montana'']]. In another 2015 sermon, she said scientists are developing vaccines to stop people being religious<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Hill20200728" />
Immanuel's medical claims are sometimes combined with her spiritual beliefs. She has said that many [[gynecological]] illnesses are the result of having [[sex dream]]s with [[succubi]] and [[incubi]] and receiving "[[demon]] [[sperm]]". She has said that [[endometriosis]], [[infertility]], [[miscarriage]]s, and [[sexually transmitted infection]]s are caused by the [[Spirit spouse|spirit husbands]] and spirit wives.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Hill20200728">{{Cite web|last=Pitofsky|first=Marina|date=2020-07-28|title=Doctor retweeted by Trump has warned of alien DNA, sex with demons|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/509421-doctor-retweeted-by-trump-has-warned-of-alien-dna-sex-with|access-date=2020-07-29|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|language=en}}</ref> According to Immanuel, the causes of [[cysts]] and endometriosis are individuals having sex in their dreams with demons and [[witches]].<ref name="TBD20200728">{{cite news |last1=Sommer |first1=Will |title=Trump’s New Favorite COVID Doctor Believes in Alien DNA, Demon Sperm, and Hydroxychloroquine |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/stella-immanuel-trumps-new-covid-doctor-believes-in-alien-dna-demon-sperm-and-hydroxychloroquine |accessdate=29 July 2020 |work=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=July 28, 2020}}</ref> She said in a 2015 sermon that [[space alien]] DNA is used in medical treatments and that reptilians and aliens run the government. She also stated in 2015 that [[Illuminati]] are using witches to destroy the world through abortion, gay marriage, children's toys and media such as ''[[Harry Potter]]'', ''[[Pokémon]]'', [[Wizards of Waverly Place|''Wizards of Waverly Place'']] and [[Hannah Montana|''Hannah Montana'']]. In another 2015 sermon, she said scientists are developing vaccines to stop people from being religious.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Hill20200728" />


===COVID-19 misinformation===
===COVID-19 misinformation===

Revision as of 13:49, 29 July 2020

Stella Immanuel
Born
Cameroon
Other namesStella Gwandiku-Tita, Stella Gwandiku Fondong
Alma materUniversity of Calabar (MD)
Occupation(s)physician, author, pastor

Stella Gwandiku-Ambe Immanuel is a Cameroonian-American physician, author, and pastor based in the United States. She has been accused of spreading false and dangerous medical advice and cures.[1] Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have taken down her videos for promoting false coronavirus cures.

Early life and education

Stella Gwandiku-Ambe Immanuel was born in Cameroon.[2][3] She reported an interest in becoming a doctor from the age of four.[4] Immanuel attended Cameroon Protestant College, a secondary school in Bali, Cameroon. She graduated from the Nigerian medical school at University of Calabar in 1990 and moved to the United States in 1992.[3][4] Immanuel completed a pediatric residency at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center in New York City.[4]

Career

Immanuel began her career at the Paediatric Clinic in Louisiana.[3] In December 1998, she began practicing at the Southern Pediatric Clinic in Alexandria, Louisiana. In February 1999, she joined the General Pediatric Care Clinic as a pediatrician.[4] In 2006, she owned the Rapha Medical and Therapeutic Clinic in Louisiana.[3] She is a registered physician in Texas with an active medical license from the Texas Medical Board.[2][5] In 2019, she began working for Rehoboth Medical Center in Houston, which she also owns.[3]

Minister and Texas doctor

Immanuel is the founder of Fire Power Ministries, and host of a radio and television show entitled Fire Power. She is a self-described "wealth transfer coach", and has authored several books as part of her Occupying Force series. She has been an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump, and long-time critic of "unmarried couples living together, homosexuality, bestiality, polygamy" and so-called "homosexual terrorism".[3][6][7]

Immanuel's medical claims are sometimes combined with her spiritual beliefs. She has said that many gynecological illnesses are the result of having sex dreams with succubi and incubi and receiving "demon sperm". She has said that endometriosis, infertility, miscarriages, and sexually transmitted infections are caused by the spirit husbands and spirit wives.[2][8] According to Immanuel, the causes of cysts and endometriosis are individuals having sex in their dreams with demons and witches.[9] She said in a 2015 sermon that space alien DNA is used in medical treatments and that reptilians and aliens run the government. She also stated in 2015 that Illuminati are using witches to destroy the world through abortion, gay marriage, children's toys and media such as Harry Potter, Pokémon, Wizards of Waverly Place and Hannah Montana. In another 2015 sermon, she said scientists are developing vaccines to stop people from being religious.[2][8]

COVID-19 misinformation

See also: Tea Party Patriots § America's Frontline Doctors video

On July 27, 2020, Immanuel appeared in a Tea Party Patriots-backed press event by a group known as "America's Frontline Doctors"[a] in front of the steps of the Supreme Court.[10] She claimed that she had effectively "cured" COVID-19 in 350 patients at her clinic using a combination of Hydroxychloroquine, Zithromax, and zinc (a claim not supported by any strong scientific research; there is currently no drug approved as a specific cure for COVID-19), and that public health measures such as the wearing of facial covering and social distancing were unnecessary. Republican member of the House of Representatives, Ralph Norman from South Carolina, was standing alongside the doctors when they delivered their press event. The far-right website Breitbart News published the video from that press event and it was widely circulated on Facebook. It was titled "American Doctors Address COVID-19 Misinformation with SCOTUS". The video was viewed millions of times before it was removed from social media platforms and banned as misinformation. The antimalarial medication hydroxychloroquine had been previously removed as an emergency treatment for COVID-19 by the Food and Drug Administration, who stated that it had not been proven to be an effective treatment for the virus.[11][10][12][2][13] Immanuel subsequently stated that "Jesus Christ would destroy Facebook’s servers" if the video was not restored.[9]

President Donald Trump promoted the video via retweets on his Twitter feed.[10] The account of his son, Donald Trump Jr., was temporarily restricted by Twitter for contravening its policies on material relating to the Coronavirus.[14] President Trump defended the video and related material at a press conference on July 28.[10]

Personal life

Immanuel has a daughter who studies global public health and nutrition.[3][15]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ According to reporting by the South China Morning Post on 29 July 2020, the website for America's Frontline Doctors was registered only days earlier, and had since been taken down.

References

  1. ^ "We Fact-Checked 3 Dangerous Lies from the Viral Breitbart Video". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Andrews, Travis M.; Paquette, Danielle (July 28, 2020). "Trump retweeted a video with false covid-19 claims. One doctor in it has said demons cause illnesses". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-07-28.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Okunnu, Olubunmi (July 28, 2020). "Covid-19 'na diabolic spiritual battle' - Dr Stella Immanuel tok, as more informate about her biography don comot". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2020-07-29.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b c d Martin, Karen E. (February 14, 1999). "New Pediatrician". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. p. 80. Retrieved 2020-07-29 – via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Texas Medical Board".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Warnock, Caroline (July 28, 2020). "Dr. Stella Immanuel: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  7. ^ Hananoki, Eric. "Trump-promoted Dr. Stella Immanuel said homosexuality is the "agenda of the Devil"". Media Matters for America. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  8. ^ a b Pitofsky, Marina (2020-07-28). "Doctor retweeted by Trump has warned of alien DNA, sex with demons". The Hill. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  9. ^ a b Sommer, Will (July 28, 2020). "Trump's New Favorite COVID Doctor Believes in Alien DNA, Demon Sperm, and Hydroxychloroquine". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d Frenkel, Sheera; Alba, Davey (July 28, 2020). "Misleading Virus Video, Pushed by the Trumps, Spreads Online". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  11. ^ "Don't fall for this video: Hydroxychloroquine is not a COVID-19 cure". PolitiFact. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Goodman, Christopher Giles, Shayan Sardarizadeh and Jack (2020-07-28). "Why a video promoted by Trump was pulled on social media". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-07-29.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Spencer, Saranac Hale; Fichera, Angelo (2020-07-28). "In Viral Video, Doctor Falsely Touts Hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 'Cure'". FactCheck. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  14. ^ Alba, Davey (July 28, 2020). "Twitter limits Donald Trump Jr.'s account after he shares virus misinformation". The New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  15. ^ "Baylor Graduate Awarded Rotary Global Grant to University of Westminster". Media and Public Relations | Baylor University. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
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