(05-28-2020, 11:03 AM)homebiscuit Wrote:

(05-28-2020, 10:15 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: Whatever the intention behind linking those biased sources, where are the unbiased sources they should link? Pretty hard to find these days unfortunately. 

However -  If you follow the link from Trump's tweet falsely claiming mail-in voting is an open door to fraud, you'll find articles supporting factual information from other sources such as, NBC, ABC, Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, CBS, The Guardian, and The Hill. It wasn't just CNN and WaPo.

Whatever you think about these sources, there simply isn't precedent to support the claim that all of this mail-in voting (that is already very commonplace) is rife with fraud. 

The more likely explanation for the tack he's steering is the election results from the Wisconsin primary in which a majority of mail in votes were logged in favor of candidates who oppose Trump. But whatever his motivation, there is no evidence to support the claim  --  and if there is evidence to support it - then the past several presidential elections are equally as called into question as the one upcoming. 


It's a slippery slope to determine which posts are worthy or unworthy of the addendum for sure. 

I like the concept of a fact check link added to posts that are blatant misinformation, but there obviously is not a clear-cut system in place to execute that w/o at least the implication of bias creeping in right now.

As you rightfully indicate, there are plenty of other more reputable sources. However, Twitter used two of the most openly biased sources for rebuttal. To me that indicates Twitter is signaling a symbolic pushback. Plus, it keeps them as the center of attention. What politically charged Twitter user doesn’t want to get into the tweet fray right now?

I agree in theory with what you are suggesting, and I don't think twitter isn't being self-serving when possible here.  But when you click that fact check link that twitter added it takes you to not only the CNN and WaPo articles they deemed relevant -- but also to all of those others I listed. 

I cannot say with any certainty that their link included all of those sources initially as I only checked it today, but they are now part of the "fact check" link under the vote by mail tweet in question. 

This is where I was directed by clicking the link under his tweet:

https://twitter.com/i/events/1265330601034256384

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