As U.S. cities burn, Twitter fact-checks messages that may inflame racial tensions

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As U.S. cities burn, Twitter fact-checks messages that may inflame racial tensions
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Twitter labeled tweets that showed a hoax photo misidentifying former police officer Derek Chauvin as being 'manipulated media.'

that claimed Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer shown kneeling on Floyd's neck, had worn a"Make Whites Great Again" hat were labeled"Manipulated Media." The label linked to a landing page providing information that the photo was a hoax, and that the man wearing the hat was not Chauvin.

"Rather than saying something is true or false, we are providing people with more context so they can make their own informed decisions about what they see on Twitter," a Twitter spokesperson told"Given the dynamic situation, we will prioritize review and labeling of content that could increase people's likelihood of being harmed," she added.

"There is NO WAY that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent. Mail boxes will be robbed, ballots will be forged & even illegally printed out & fraudulently signed. The Governor of California is sending Ballots to millions of people, anyone living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there, will get one," Trump tweeted.

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