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Twitter: No Warning on Misleading Viral Photo of Minneapolis Cop at Trump Rally
Breitbart ^ | 28 May 2020 | Nate Church

Posted on 05/28/2020 5:46:17 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Minneapolis Police Union President Lt. Bob Kroll confirmed on Wednesday that Derek Chauvin — the officer caught on tape resting his full weight on Minnesota man George Floyd’s neck shortly before he died — was not on stage at an October campaign rally held by President Donald Trump.

Despite Twitter’s new approach to “fact-checking” their content, false claims that Chauvin was on stage at a Trump rally went viral and have not been moderated by the platform at the time of this writing. Minneapolis Police Union President Lieutenant Bob Kroll verified that the officer pictured was not Chauvin.

Twitter has, and continues to, allow the content to circulate its platform — even by verified users. Despite their new commitment to verifying information, there is no “get the facts” link on the tweets, as has been famously applied to President Donald Trump. They were significantly slower to do the same to China.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: censorbusting
They all look alike.
1 posted on 05/28/2020 5:46:17 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The narrative is all that matters.


2 posted on 05/28/2020 5:48:10 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with islamic terrorists - they want to die for allah and we want to kill them.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Twitter will have a rude awakening. They are messing with the wrong person.


3 posted on 05/28/2020 5:48:12 PM PDT by BigEdLB (BigEdLB, Russian BOT, At your service)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Jack Dorsey and his handlers/puppet masters should be in prison.


4 posted on 05/28/2020 5:53:54 PM PDT by farming pharmer (fork you :(){ :|:& };:)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I don’t use Twitter or Facebook or the others; those of us who do need to BOMBARD Twitter with demands for fair treatment on this, and also bombard the MSM with demands to cover this naked duplicity. Also, be sure your friends know about this. We have to be the agents of change, personally, each one of us. We cannot rely on Someone who’s Supposed to Take Care of These Things.
Someone is you and me.


5 posted on 05/28/2020 5:55:59 PM PDT by _longranger81 (Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; defend the defenseless; care for the unloved.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Twitter is Fucxxing Sewer. The only good thing is that Trump can use it to over-ride the MSM.

Beyond that...pond scum.


6 posted on 05/28/2020 5:59:13 PM PDT by Herodes
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Looking at the videos and listening to some of the rioters interviewed it appears to me these are not George Floyd protestors but rather Antifa and Black Lives Matter professional rioters using George Floyd as an excuse.


7 posted on 05/28/2020 6:07:24 PM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: akalinin

He doesnt look well. I think he has some kind of brutal regimen that might account for his haggard look

Singer should be smart enough to see this is opening up twitter to lawsuits..so hopefully he boots dorsey

Seems like i remember him being associated with the infamous deray at some point


8 posted on 05/28/2020 6:08:51 PM PDT by RummyChick ( Yeah, it's Daily Mail. So what.)
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To: Herodes

I like twitter. It has helped me make a lot of money.

Today it was shorting Penn right at the top..and yesterday it was Pep which i held overnight....but the biggest by far this week was GS..and it was thanks to twitter

But there is a lot of dross you have to sift through


9 posted on 05/28/2020 6:13:25 PM PDT by RummyChick ( Yeah, it's Daily Mail. So what.)
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To: elpadre

Soros pays the two aforementioned groups. Do you suppose hes too poor to pay a third?


10 posted on 05/28/2020 6:13:56 PM PDT by gnarledmaw (Hive minded liberals worship leaders, sovereign conservatives elect servants.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Despite Twitter’s new approach to “fact-checking” their content, false claims that Chauvin was on stage at a Trump rally went viral and have not been moderated by the platform at the time of this writing. Minneapolis Police Union President Lieutenant Bob Kroll verified that the officer pictured was not Chauvin.

After the Executive Order issued today I don't imagine Twitter will be fact-checking anyone.

11 posted on 05/28/2020 6:16:43 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Anyone who feels wronged by twitter should just lawyer up and have at ‘em.

There’s going to be a whole new tort industry in social media law. Serves the bastards right. They brought it on themselves.


12 posted on 05/28/2020 6:19:28 PM PDT by IncPen ("Inside of every progressive is a Totalitarian screaming to get out" ~ David Horowitz)
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Brilliant idea. You’ve been victimized? Contact a tort lawyer and make sure it happens again!


13 posted on 05/28/2020 6:25:01 PM PDT by Hugh the Scot
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To: RummyChick

> I think he has some kind of brutal regimen that might account for his haggard look

I remember reading about that. He eats one low-calorie meal a day and fasted on weekends for a long time. The body can’t maintain itself properly when you starve it.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/15/twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-eats-seven-meals-every-week-only-dinner.html


14 posted on 05/28/2020 6:43:56 PM PDT by fluorescence
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To: akalinin

that would probably be Soros.


15 posted on 05/28/2020 8:55:26 PM PDT by euram
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

‘Fact Checking’ is a one way street.


16 posted on 05/29/2020 8:42:38 AM PDT by Vinnie
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

‘Fact Checking’ is a one way street.


17 posted on 05/29/2020 9:11:39 AM PDT by Vinnie
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