Twitter, Facebook push back on Trump’s election posts

The US presidential contest between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden remains too close to call. (Getty Images/AFP)
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  • Twitter said a Trump tweet alleging an effort to steal the election was potentially misleading

WASHINGTON: Twitter and Facebook early Wednesday flagged President Donald Trump’s comments on the US presidential election, which remained too close to call.
Twitter said a Trump tweet alleging an effort to steal the election was potentially misleading.
Facebook also flagged a Trump post which said: “We are up BIG.” The social media company said “final results may be different from initial vote counts as ballot counting will continue for days or weeks.”

“We placed a warning on a Tweet from @realDonaldTrump for making a potentially misleading claim about an election,” Twitter said early Wednesday. Trump said without evidence that “they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it.”
In a separate post, Trump said he would make a statement and added: “A big WIN!” Facebook said “votes are still being counted. The winner of the 2020 US Presidential Election has not been projected.”