Twitter fact-checks Trump tweet for the first time

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Twitter fact-checks Trump tweet for the first time

Follows years of permissive content policies.

Twitter on Tuesday for the first time prompted readers to check the facts in tweets sent by US President Donald Trump, warning that his claims about mail-in ballots were false and had been debunked by fact checkers. The move marked a dramatic shift for the social network, Trump's primary tool ...

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