Trump's feud with Twitter, explained in 30 seconds
about mail-in voting, alleging without evidence that the effort would lead to voter fraud.
"Mail boxes will be robbed, ballots will be forged & even illegally printed out & fraudulently signed," TrumpFor the first time, Twitter marked the tweet with a small notice that read "Get the facts about mail-in ballots," which linked out to facts-based reporting on the subject.Twitter's fact-check led Trump to issue an executive order targeting social media companies.
Trump signed the order on Thursday, but it's unclear how or if the order will actually be implemented asAs protests and looting continue in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd after he was kneeled on by a police officer, Trump weighed in on the matter, tweeting: "when the looting starts, the shooting starts." that users had to click through before seeing it, saying the tweet violates its policies about "glorifying violence.
Twitter slapped a warning label to a tweet by President Trump that appeared to threaten protesters in Minneapolis.But, Twitter left the tweet online because it "determined that it may be in the public's interest for the Tweet to remain accessible." This marked the first time the company has actually hidden or restricted one of the president's tweets — the mail-in voting tweets were left visible with a small fact-check flag.
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