Twitter and Facebook Flag Trump's Misleading Election Claims
Major social media platforms slap warning labels on the president's baseless posts about election theft. The companies restrict engagement on the disputed content while vote counting continues in key states.
Twitter and Facebook add warning labels to several posts from President Donald Trump that falsely claim people are trying to steal the election. The president posts these claims on social media shortly after midnight without providing any evidence, prompting the platforms to take immediate action.
Both companies state that the posts violate their established civic integrity policies. Twitter restricts users from replying to or liking the labeled tweets, though users can still retweet them with comments if they navigate past a warning identifying the content as misleading.
Election officials across the country emphasize that final vote tallies naturally change as states process mail-in, absentee, and Election Day ballots. Ballots remain actively counted in several key battleground states as the social media giants continue their efforts to counter election misinformation.