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Twitter Outlines Steps for Tweets With Inaccurate or Premature Election Victory Claims

Results are considered official if they come from state election officials or select national news outlets

Twitter may label tweets that make claims about election results before those elections are officially calledTwitter
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By David Cohen

November 2, 2020

On the eve of Election Day, Twitter provided clarification on the steps it will take in the event of inaccurate or premature claims of victory shared via its platform.

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David Cohen

David Cohen is editor of Adweek's Social Pro Daily.

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