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Twitter adds a warning label fact-checking Trump’s false voting claims

Taylor Hatmaker@tayhatmaker / 4:46 pm CDT•May 26, 2020

https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/26/twitter-trump-labels-fact-checking-tweet/

On the heels of a furor over his tweets accusing MSNBC host Joe Scarborough of murder, Twitter has quietly begun to fact-check the president.

A new label prompting Twitter users to “Get the facts about mail-in ballots” appeared on a series of tweets in which the president baselessly claimed ballots received through mail-in voting methods are “fraudulent.”

In a statement to TechCrunch, a Twitter spokesperson said the pair of tweets from the president “contain potentially misleading information about voting processes and have been labeled to provide additional context around mail-in ballots.”

“This decision is in line with the approach we shared earlier this month,” the spokesperson said, linking to the company’s recent blog post on its misinformation policies.

Clicking through the new prompt from Twitter brings users to a fact-checking page debunking the president’s false claims with the header “Trump makes unsubstantiated claim that mail-in ballots will lead to voter fraud.” The page also offers a summary of the issue with bullet points providing context for the misleading tweets and links to stories by CNN, the Hill, the Washington Post and other news sources. Still, the prompt itself stops short of calling the tweet’s claims incorrect or misleading, instead opting for neutral language.

Trump has railed against vote-by-mail efforts in recent weeks, in spite of the consensus view by experts that voting through the mail is a safe process — so safe that it’s already widely used for absentee ballots and relied upon in five states as the primary method for voting.

Reacting to Twitter’s decision to label two of his tweets, Trump attacked the company late Tuesday. In tweets, he accused Twitter of “interfering in the 2020 Presidential Election,” repeated his debunked claims that mail-in voting is plagued by fraud and threatened the company with unspecified retaliation.

….Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH, and I, as President, will not allow it to happen!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2020

What a maroon . . . "mail-in" voting has been going on since the 1864 election. This is just a typical bullshit claim by the fat boy in the White House.

Then that is the year the fraud began. Thanks.

What makes me really wonder is why such might happen or happens only in the USA and not elsewhere.


If the elections have been rigged since such a long time ... abolish them and appoint Trump as president for life, with hereditary presidential succession, of course.

Yeah, they re-elected Lincoln, a notorious Republican tyrant.

Doesn't change the fact that there was fraud.

We have a Constitution that prevents that from happening.

That should be no surprise to anyone.

Is anyone stupid enough to believe that?
https://disrn.com/news/twitter-executive-fact-checking-trump-has-profane-history-of-anti-trump-anti-republican-comments/

The real fraud began when fat boy was elected president by morons like you and lash.

Twitter warning!


Moralizing assholes with no morals of their own. That is the Left for you.
https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2020/05/27/unmasked-msnbcs-double-standard-elitist-mask-shaming-faceplant/

The figure of 28 million missing ballots is likely even higher because some areas in the country, notably Chicago, did not respond to the federal agency’s survey questions.

What about the number of the millions of Americans who don’t bother showing up at polling places each election?
You've got a pic of that, too, cj?

What about them Walter? I am not responsible for anyone but myself when it comes to voting. I can encourage people but that is about it. You got any ideas?

I Imagine that you are not responsible for anyone but yourself when it comes to voting.

But obviously those 28 millions, who don't vote by mail get your special interest and not the other 100 million eligible voters.

It should be of interest to everyone that wants honest elections. I want honest elections.

Sock alert! Rapid fire thumbs down.