A tweet from an emergency room doctor expressing dismay at the increase in hospitalisations due to the Delta variant of COVID-19 in the USA went viral. However, social media users with a history of spreading COVID-19 misinformation copied and pasted the message across multiple accounts to make the tweet seem like a coordinated effort at pro-vaccine propaganda done through bots in order to undermine the credibility of the initial message. However, the original tweet contains the legitimate concerns and experiences of an actual physician. The AP has fact-checked this.