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May 27, 2020

Tucker Carlson torches Twitter fact-check of Trump as 'a lie' and 'a form of political censorship'

Tucker Carlson accused Twitter on Wednesday of "purg[ing]" political viewpoints one day after the social media platform "fact-checked" a tweet by President Trump opposing mail-in voting during elections.

May 27, 2020

Pew Research Center slammed for 'partisan' spin on coronavirus data

The Pew Research Center was blasted on Wednesday over a politically-fueled tweet that offers a bizarre framing of coronavirus data by congressional district. 

May 27, 2020

FCC commissioner bashes Twitter over fact-check of Trump: 'This is opinion journalism'

Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Brendan Carr scolded Twitter on "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Wednesday for attaching a fact check to a tweet from President Trump, saying the decision represents "their own political, partisan viewpoint."

May 27, 2020

Twitter fact-checks China official after confronted over Trump double-standard

Confronted with an apparent double standard in its lack of fact-check warnings on tweets by a Chinese government spokesman versus the hardline it took with President Trump this week, Twitter on Wednesday added notations to the postings, which falsely accused the US government of causing the coronavirus pandemic.

May 27, 2020

Texas AG Ken Paxton: Trump is right and Twitter ‘fact check’ is wrong – mail-in ballot fraud is a real problem

Twitter purported Tuesday to “fact check” two tweets by President Trump in which the president pointed out – accurately – that mail-in ballots present substantial risks of election fraud. I strongly disagree with Twitter.

May 27, 2020

White House says Trump will sign an executive order on social media

President Trump will sign an executive order on social media on Thursday, the White House said.

May 27, 2020

Twitter, other tech giants defeat free speech and censorship lawsuit by right-wing activist

Twitter and several other social media giants defeated a lawsuit by right-wing activist Laura Loomer and the conservative group Freedom Watch in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday, in a case that highlighted Republican frustrations with what they perceive as pervasive online censorship -- and the challenges they face in doing something about it.

May 27, 2020

Judge Napolitano: 'Twitter has freedom of speech just like you and I and the president himself'

Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano told “America's Newsroom” Wednesday that President Trump is “right” that social media platforms show bias against conservatives, but added that as a private company, Twitter has the right to control speech on their platform.

May 27, 2020

Lisa Boothe: Dems want to shut down Trump's 'unfiltered access' to voters on Twitter

Democrats want President Trump's enormous and "unfiltered" Twitter access shut down because it has been an extremely effective campaign tool for him over the past four years, Fox News contributor Lisa Boothe asserted Wednesday.

May 27, 2020

Newt Gingrich on fact-checking Trump’s tweets: 'Twitter has gone down a very dangerous path'

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich reacted on “America’s Newsroom” Wednesday to the flaring battle between President Trump and Twitter after the platform fact-checked one of his tweets for the first time this week, saying “I think it's very dangerous.”