In a first, Twitter adds fact-check labels to Trump tweets on voting fraud

Twitter for the first time added fact-check labels to a pair of tweets by President Trump that boosted unsubstantiated claims about voting fraud

Twitter for the first time added fact-check labels to a pair of tweets by President Donald Trump that boosted unsubstantiated claims about voting fraud on Tuesday, a move that comes as the social media network faces intense scrutiny of its handling of the president’s feed.

The action comes as the tech company faces rising pressure to crack down on the president’s Twitter account, which in recent days has posted ariling fears about widespread voter fraud and a series of posts stoking conspiracy theories about the death of a former staffer to MSNBC host Joe Scarborough.

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