Politics

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

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TwitterInaccurateElectionCallLabelHero — Twitter may label tweets that make claims about election results before those elections are officially calledTwitter

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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.

The steps the social network detailed Monday play off the details it released last month on how it intended to combat election-related misinformation.

A few weeks ago, we announced how we will handle Tweets about US election results.

We want to remind you what to expect and share a preview of the labels we may apply.