Twitter's new fact-checking label has been thrust into the spotlight after it was used to mark one of Pres. Trump's tweets as potentially misleading. Here's what to know about how the new labels.
by Twitter's Yoel Roth, head of site integrity, and Nick Pickles, director of Global Public Policy Strategy and Development, from when the feature was announced on May 11.
The fact-checking labels were rolled out earlier this month as a way to combat misinformation related to COVID-19, Roth and Pickles wrote. Initially, the labels were mostly used to link back to medical authorities' information about the virus when people posted false claims or misleading information.The labels appear below a tweet and link to a page curated by Twitter staff or"external trusted sources" with more information about the claims made in a tweet.
Initially, Twitter rolled out the feature with three categories of labels. They included"Misleading information" ,"Disputed claims" and"Unverified claims" . Tuesday's labeling of Trump's tweets on mail-in ballots marked the first time the fact-checking labels have been used on the president's tweets.Wednesday threatened that Republicans will try to"close" downRoth and Pickles said they identify tweets using"internal systems" that aim to ensure the platform is not amplifying the tweets with these labels and detecting highly visible content quickly.
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