Twitter Just Slapped Trump With Another Violation for Spreading Election Disinformation
AP Photo/Alex Brandon For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Twitter put a warning on one of President Trump’s tweets on Saturday morning, in which he encouraged followers to vote twice in North Carolina, which is illegal. In his tweet, Trump urged people voting by…
Twitter Calls Out Trump’s Bogus Claim of Voter Fraud and Flags His Tweet
OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Twitter just flagged another Donald Trump tweet for making “misleading health claims that could potentially dissuade people from participation in voting.” At 7:25 a.m. Sunday, Trump tweeted the bogus claim that “Democrats are using Mail Drop Boxes,…
Inside the Bizarre Misinformation Campaign About a Hoax Blackout in DC
Demonstrators in Washington, DC on Sunday.Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In the late hours of Sunday and early Monday morning, as Washington, DC, was in the throes of massive protests and police used teargas, rubber bullets, and what appeared to be flashbangs…
Trump’s Attacks on Twitter Are Part of a Plot to Keep Social Media in His Pocket
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he departs the White House in Washington D.C., U.S., for Camp David on May 15, 2020. Stefani Reynolds/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.If you’re a Twitter user, by now you’ve probably seen the news.…
A Right-Wing Influencer Claimed Native Americans Are Getting Extra Relief Aid. They Aren’t, But They Probably Should.
Last Wednesday, Kaitlin Bennett, a far-right social media darling who’s made her name trolling progressive college students, released a Twitter video suggesting Native Americans would each get $3,000 from the coronavirus relief bill, compared to the $1,200-maximum checks most Americans will receive. “Isn’t it racist to benefit one group of people over others based on…
As the Democrats Await Results From New Hampshire, Trump Has Taken to Twitter
Mother Jones illustration As results from the New Hampshire Democratic primary rolled in Tuesday night, President Donald Trump—who, despite doing very bad things earlier in the day, strode to an easy victory in the state’s Republican Primary—took to Twitter with a string of unhinged remarks about Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, John Podesta, and Elizabeth Warren.…