Twitter and Facebook label baseless ***** post suggesting Democrats manipulated ballot counts

Michigan Election Workers Continue To Work Absentee Ballots

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Twitter and Facebook have continued to restrict and label posts from President Donald ***** after yesterday’s presidential election, this time addressing a baseless claim that Democratic officials were manipulating vote counts in key states. Twitter flagged the tweet and restricted its reach, saying it was “disputed and might be misleading.” Facebook added a general warning that “final results may be different from the initial vote counts.”

***** triggered a social media crackdown early this morning after accusing Democrats of trying to steal the election. Neither platform has actually removed his claims. Their policies were set before the election. “We placed a warning on this Tweet for making a potentially misleading claim about an…

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