Twitter Fact Checks Trump

[ClydeR]

Twitter has placed a fact-checking warning on a tweet issued by President Trump in which he claims without evidence that mail-in ballots are fraudulent.

Twitter's move on Tuesday marks the first time the technology company has sanctioned Trump as criticism mounts about how the president has amplified misinformation to more than 80 million followers on the social media platform.

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Here is what prompted the change in policy..

On Twitter, Trump pushed the baseless theory that Scarborough killed Lori Kaye Klausutis, 28, who was found dead in Scarborough's congressional office in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., in July 2001.

"There has been a constant barrage of falsehoods, half-truths innuendo and conspiracy theories since the day she died," widower Timothy J. Klausutis wrote last week to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. "... Because of this, I have struggled to move forward with my life."

He went on to ask Dorsey: "My request is simple: Please delete these tweets,"

Despite the plea, Twitter has not removed the tweet advancing the false conspiracy theory about the death of Klausutis' wife, who had an undiagnosed heart condition, passed out and hit her head on her desk when she fell. Dorsey never directly replied to the widower's letter.

Trump says he won't stand for it. He is the President, and nobody should be able to question whether or not he is telling the truth. Will he stop using Twitter and start using something else? What would the something else be?

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

Clyde, mang... no one cares.

[ClydeR]

Clyde, mang... no one cares.

Um. Did you notice that the President of the United States cares?

[Solkern]

Clyde, mang... no one cares.

So when trump spouts lies, no one cares? But when Biden lies everyone cares.

Not surprised.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

So when trump spouts lies, no one cares? But when Biden lies everyone cares.

Not surprised.

Seriously, russian mole... no one cares.

[ClydeR]

If Twitter is going to check whether or not every Trump tweet is true, they'll need to hire a lot of people.

And why did they start with the tweets about mail-in voting? That's partly a matter of opinion. They should have started with Trump's insinuation that Joe Scarborough killed a lady. Fact checking the Scarborough tweets would have been easily defensible and highly popular.

[Astray]

ClydeR can I sneeze in your face?

[Seran]

Here is what prompted the change in policy..




Trump says he won't stand for it. He is the President, and nobody should be able to question whether or not he is telling the truth. Will he stop using Twitter and start using something else? What would the something else be?

They'd have been smart to police the president from the get go and not allowed their service to be used as his bully pulpit. The man has the resources of the country available and he's crying about getting to be a feckless liar on Twitter

[ClydeR]

ClydeR can I sneeze in your face?

You're not the first person to threaten me with physical violence. When I first started posting here, I received many threats. Most of the people who threatened me are gone, but I'm still here.

If you cannot defend your ideas without resort to threats, then you should consider taking a break.

[RichardCranium]

When I'm president I'm tweeting telling everyone to drink bleach and inject disinfectant and let natural selection run its course.