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

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

Trump had made false statements about the threat of voter fraud posed by the expansion of mail-in voting in California.

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5/27/20
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. Twitter said the move was aimed at providing "context" around Trump's remarks. But Twitter's unprecedented decision is likely to raise further questions about its willingness to consistently apply the label to other Trump tweets that have been deemed misleading by third parties, particularly as the president has lobbed baseless allegations against former Rep. Joe Scarborough regarding the death of a congressional staffer years ago.

Trump's allegations draw on a discredited conspiracy theory claiming, without evidence, that Scarborough played a role in the 2001 death of then-staffer Lori Klausutis. The reckless claims are undermined by the official autopsy, which found Klausutis had an undiagnosed heart condition. Shortly after the labels were applied, Trump took to Twitter to claim the company "is interfering in the 2020 Presidential Election" and "stifling FREE SPEECH." He added that he "will not allow it to happen!" Twitter declined to comment on Trump's claims. Twitter said Tuesday that Trump's tweets about mail-in voting did not violate the company's rules because they don't explicitly discourage people from voting. But, the company said, the label offers context surrounding Trump's claims. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

After telling 18,000+ lies and pushing innumerable conspiracy theories since the 2017 inauguration, it's high time Trump was held accountable for his media disinformation. He's every bit as bad as the Russians.

Related: Twitter has started fact-checking Trump's tweets
 
That’s why he’s yammering this morning about shutting social media down.

What a baby.
 
That’s why he’s yammering this morning about shutting social media down.

What a baby.

:lamo This is the baby that represents us to the world.

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump

Twitter has now shown that everything we have been saying about them (and their other compatriots) is correct. Big action to follow!

7:22 AM - 27 May 2020

Love one of the comments, something like we didn't want a king so we ended up with a drama queen. :mrgreen:
 
Donald Trump is literally the biggest punk I've ever seen.
 
:lamo This is the baby that represents us to the world.



Love one of the comments, something like we didn't want a king so we ended up with a drama queen. :mrgreen:

It will take years for us to regain any type of standing within the global community. We may never see it in our lifetimes.
 
A President spending his time during a pandemic where a couple of thousand of people are dying per day and he is complaining about Twitter.

Has there ever been a more feckless President?
 
I will say that people are treated differently on Twitter but not in the way that he thinks.

He can call Joe Scarborough a murderer, or Hillary Clinton a skank, and get away with it. I can tell Geraldo that he is a washed-up has-been, and I get put in Twitter jail.
 
Although Trump should not have done it, it does prepare the field for a “Discussion about the cost of baseless accusations”.
The attempted coup on Trump. FBI entrapment, baseless charges leveled at Kavenaugh, etc. I’ll stop here.

Scarborough is getting a taste of the garbage his station puts out, and he is getting a taste in real human terms. Scarborough and is wife are probably munching on toast worrying with his wife that “If they re open and push this and make us a victim of state power, we will be as bankrupt as Gen. Flynn! This is only supposed to happen to them, not us!”
 
This should forever put to rest any notion that Twitter is a utility. Publishers are accountable for what they publish.

Let the lawsuits commence!
 
Twitter labeled Trump tweets with a fact check for the first time

Trump had made false statements about the threat of voter fraud posed by the expansion of mail-in voting in California.

190323113700-0322-trump-twitter-update-large-169.jpg




After telling 18,000+ lies and pushing innumerable conspiracy theories since the 2017 inauguration, it's high time Trump was held accountable for his media disinformation. He's every bit as bad as the Russians.

Related: Twitter has started fact-checking Trump's tweets

This is a brilliant move by Trump. He knows Twitter won't 'fact check' leftist propaganda. This will rally his supporters and get them to the polls in November.
 
Twitter labeled Trump tweets with a fact check for the first time

Trump had made false statements about the threat of voter fraud posed by the expansion of mail-in voting in California.

190323113700-0322-trump-twitter-update-large-169.jpg




After telling 18,000+ lies and pushing innumerable conspiracy theories since the 2017 inauguration, it's high time Trump was held accountable for his media disinformation. He's every bit as bad as the Russians.

Related: Twitter has started fact-checking Trump's tweets

It's about time!
 
A President spending his time during a pandemic where a couple of thousand of people are dying per day and he is complaining about Twitter.

Has there ever been a more feckless President?

Trump is an awful person.
 
Big action to follow = No action to follow.

Pretty much, he's just running his mouth. Trump is a huge baby, can't take the blows to his ego. But there's nothing he can do about it, other than bitch and moan. Which turns out to be what he's best at.
 
It's about time!

Twitter is pretty hands off when it comes to Donald Trump's lies. It is an utterly discredited platform. It goes without saying that I do not have an account there.
 
Although Trump should not have done it, it does prepare the field for a “Discussion about the cost of baseless accusations”.
The attempted coup on Trump. FBI entrapment, baseless charges leveled at Kavenaugh, etc. I’ll stop here.

Scarborough is getting a taste of the garbage his station puts out, and he is getting a taste in real human terms. Scarborough and is wife are probably munching on toast worrying with his wife that “If they re open and push this and make us a victim of state power, we will be as bankrupt as Gen. Flynn! This is only supposed to happen to them, not us!”

Stop using the word "coup".

The worst that could have happened is pence.

That is not a "coup" by any definition.

It's just an emotionally weighted term your narrative managers determined gets you all riled up.

It is not an accurate descritptor.

Words have meanings.

Learn them.
 
This is a brilliant move by Trump. He knows Twitter won't 'fact check' leftist propaganda. This will rally his supporters and get them to the polls in November.

You're fine with the President threatening to defy the First amendment? I bet not many others are. I bet Trump loses a lot of support if he presses this issue.
 
Trump should use a different social media platform. I bet Twitter would have some regrets then.
 
Although Trump should not have done it, it does prepare the field for a “Discussion about the cost of baseless accusations”.
The attempted coup on Trump. FBI entrapment, baseless charges leveled at Kavenaugh, etc. I’ll stop here.

Scarborough is getting a taste of the garbage his station puts out, and he is getting a taste in real human terms. Scarborough and is wife are probably munching on toast worrying with his wife that “If they re open and push this and make us a victim of state power, we will be as bankrupt as Gen. Flynn! This is only supposed to happen to them, not us!”

Oh look, another conservative dove.
"Coo! Coo! Coo!"
 
This should forever put to rest any notion that Twitter is a utility. Publishers are accountable for what they publish.

Let the lawsuits commence!

You first.
 
Trump should use a different social media platform. I bet Twitter would have some regrets then.

But that would require an adult decision. So he did something else.
 
You first.

I'm not on Twitter. I have no grounds for a suit.

But understand that, under U.S. libel law, a publisher that curates content -- like what Twitter is doing here -- accepts accountability for that content.

Copyright claims ... libel .... criminal conspiracy ...

Twitter can't possibly police the content of every user to the degree necessary to protect itself from liability.

So, in the past, Twitter and other social media platforms have argued that they are utilities like the phone company. AT&T is not reponsible for what you say on their network almost entirely because ATT&T doesn't attempt to exercise control over what you say on their network.

So where does that leave Twitter?
 
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