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> Why is Twitter singling out Trump for his false statements? They aren't. They've labeled other tweets before. > If AOC or Bernie Sanders make false or misle
by JustSomeNobody 6y ago
> Why is Twitter singling out Trump for his false statements?
They aren't. They've labeled other tweets before.
> If AOC or Bernie Sanders make false or misleading statements about economics (which they frequently do), will those also receive fact checks and warning labels?
Presumably, yes.
- epistasis 6y agoEconomics is quite different than election interference, so I'm not sure that Twitter would make any "fact check" statements when it comes to economics. The idea of "facts" in economics can't extend very far beyond metics and other numbers, as most of the rest is up to vigorous theoretical, political debate. If this original poster is so keen on fact checking the "economics" of a certain political sides, it seems likely that they are not concerned with actual facts but rather deeply held theoretical and political beliefs that they have elevated to "fact" status.
- spiderfarmer 6y agoIt does make a lot of sense to fact check the most viewed tweets first, doesn’t it? If you want to stop the spread of misinformation through your platform, you don’t start with the tweets of a rural politician with 8 followers.