Twitter for the first time prompted readers to check the facts in tweets sent by U.S. President Donald Trump, warning that his claims about …
Twitter for the first time prompted readers to check the facts in tweets sent by U. S. President Donald Trump, warning that his claims about mail-in ballots were false and had been debunked by fact checkers.
The move marked a dramatic shift for the social network, Trump’s primary tool for getting an unfiltered version of his message out to his political base, after years of permissive policies around content on its platform.
The company has been tightening those policies in recent years amid criticism that its hands-off approach had allowed abuse, fake accounts and misinformation to thrive.
Trump lashed out at the company in response, accusing it – in a tweet – of interfering in the 2020 presidential election. „Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH, and I, as President, will not allow it to happen!“ he said.
Trump, who has more than 80 million followers on Twitter, claimed in tweets earlier in the day that mail-in ballots would be „substantially fraudulent“ and result in a „rigged election.
