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Twitter labeled Trump tweets with a fact check for the first time

2020-05-27 09:12:27       source:CNN

May 26, 2020 


Washington (CNN Business)For the first time, Twitter called tweets from Donald Trump "potentially misleading" — a decision that prompted the president to accuse the social media platform of election meddling.


On Tuesday, Twitter highlighted two of Trump's tweets that falsely claimed mail-in ballots would lead to widespread voter fraud, appending a message the company has introduced to combat misinformation and disputed or unverified claims.


"Get the facts about mail-in ballots," read the message beneath each tweet. It linked to a curated fact-check page the platform had created filled with further links and summaries of news articles debunking the assertion.


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https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/26/tech/twitter-trump-fact-check/index.html