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Twitter fact-checks Trump tweet for the first time

By Katie Paul and Elizabeth Culliford on May 27, 2020 1:06PM
Twitter fact-checks Trump tweet for the first time

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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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