Twitter Fact Checked A Trump Tweet For The First Time
For the first time, Twitter applied its label for misleading tweets from world leaders to a Tweet President Donald Trump sent on Tuesday.
Trump has used the platform to spread rumors, insult opponents, and push conspiracy theories, regularly coming close to the edge of what the platform will allow to stand but not crossing it — until now.
“There is NO WAY (ZERO!) that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent. Mail boxes will be robbed, ballots will be forged & even illegally printed out & fraudulently signed. The Governor of California is sending Ballots to millions of people, anyone living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there, will get one,” Trump tweeted. “That will be followed up with professionals telling all of these people, many of whom have never even thought of voting before, how, and for whom, to vote. This will be a Rigged Election. No way!”
Below the tweets, Twitter added a label telling its people they could “Get the facts about mail-in ballots.”
Upon clicking the link, people saw the following message: “Trump makes unsubstantiated claim that mail-in ballots will lead to voter fraud.”
For the first time, Twitter applied its label for misleading tweets from world leaders to a Tweet President Donald Trump sent on Tuesday. Trump has used the platform to spread rumors, insult opponents, and push conspiracy theories, regularly coming close to the edge of what the platform will allow to…
