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Thursday, November 5, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Twitter bars fake news agency accounts that made false election claims
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTwitter says it permanently barred several accounts that falsely claimed to represent the Associated Press news agency.
The accounts used AP logos and user names that appeared to be from the agency, and posted false claims about the US election, including that Biden had won the electoral college vote.
At least four accounts are permanently suspended, Reuters reports.
Twitter says the accounts violated its policies banning impersonation.
The social media company is flagging misleading and baseless statements about the vote, including repeatedly placing warning labels on tweets from President Trump and his campaign.
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