For the first time, Twitter has labeled a tweet from President Trump with a fact check. 'Get the facts about mail-in ballots,' reads a message beneath two tweets.
Washington For the first time, Twitter has labeled a tweet from President Donald Trump as misleading.
On Tuesday, the social media company highlighted two of Trump's tweets that falsely claimed mail-in ballots would lead to widespread voter fraud."Get the facts about mail-in ballots," read a message beneath each tweet. It linked to a fact-check page the platform had created filled with further links and summaries of news articles debunking the assertion. Twitter said the move was aimed at providing"context" around Trump's remarks.
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