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catbyte

(34,373 posts)
Tue May 26, 2020, 08:26 PM May 2020

Here's a screenshot of the new Twitter fact check feature.

It's kinda lame but at least it's something. It's against Twitter TOS to post misleading or false campaign claims but here we are.


And when you click the exclamation point, it takes you to this:

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niyad

(113,259 posts)
10. Once again, iq-45*, a private entity cannot suppress free speech. 1A only applies to GOV'T.
Tue May 26, 2020, 11:11 PM
May 2020

I would send you a copy of the Constitution, but I know that you would never read it, even if you could read.

catbyte

(34,373 posts)
7. That's my feeling, but they'll never do it. THey're even too scared to delete tweets that would
Tue May 26, 2020, 08:48 PM
May 2020

cause you or me to be thrown off the platform for good. Goddamned cowards. Money trumps all, especially truth.

crickets

(25,962 posts)
9. Exactly. Alternately, if they're going to let him continue to tweet
Tue May 26, 2020, 09:51 PM
May 2020

while they bother to fact check him, they might as well delete the false tweets. Get rid of the tweet, leave the appropriate link to factual information.

Let him stay even though he blatantly disregards the TOS. $ $

Just don't let him lie.

renate

(13,776 posts)
11. This is a million times better!
Wed May 27, 2020, 01:00 AM
May 2020

This tickles me no end. I love that he’ll either have to censor himself or get called out for his lies. And we all know how good his impulse control is.

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