Twitter on Tuesday placed warnings on two posts from President Trump earlier in the day in which he railed against mail-in voting in California, claiming without evidence the practice is full of fraud.<\/p>\n
“These Tweets contain potentially misleading information about voting processes and have been labeled to provide additional context around mail-in ballots,” a spokesperson for the social media platform told The Hill, pointing to a recent blog post on misinformation policies.<\/p>\n
The president has increasingly leveled unsubstantiated claims about widespread fraud in mail-in voting as states consider it as a way to decrease the risk of the coronavirus spreading posed.<\/p>\n
The tweets Tuesday, which came two days after Republican National Committee sued Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) over his effort to expand mail-in voting in California, alleged that allowing an expansion would rig the election.<\/p>\n
The warning, which reads “Get the facts about mail-in ballots,” links to a page on Twitter featuring an explanation of the factual errors in the tweets as well as links to various outlets covering the tweets.<\/p>\n
“Trump falsely claimed that mail-in ballots would lead to ‘a Rigged Election.’ However, fact-checkers say there is no evidence that mail-in ballots are linked to voter fraud,” it reads under the heading “What you need to know.”<\/p>\n
“Trump falsely claimed that California will send mail-in ballots to ‘anyone living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there.’ In fact, only registered voters will receive ballots. Though Trump targeted California, mail-in ballots are already used in some states, including Oregon, Utah and Nebraska.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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