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Instagram bizarrely labeled President Trump’s post paying tribute to Pearl Harbor victims with a disclaimer that Joe Biden is the projected winner of the 2020 election on Monday, according to screen grabs published by The Federalist.
Trump posted an image of himself and first lady Melania Trump, alongside a man in uniform, saluting victims of Pearl Harbor, but Instagram slapped iit with the label it has put on numerous election-related posts as Trump continues to challenge the results.
“While Trump has disputed the results, deriding the contest as unfair, Trump’s Monday post had nothing to do with legal challenges his campaign launched to flip several tipping-point states in the president’s favor,” Federalist reporter Tristan Justice wrote.
A spokesperson for Instagram parent company Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
As of Tuesday morning, Trump’s post no longer featured the label.
Conservative columnist Rita Panahi, who captured an image of the label, tweeted that Instagram “heard” from critics of the move.
“They heard you. @instagram removed the warning/fact check they put on President Trump’s Pearl Harbour [sic] post,” she wrote.
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Facebook and other tech companies have long been accused of having a bias against conservatives. The tech giants have faced pressure from Congress and other politicians to simultaneously censor misinformation and hate that could lead to violence, while reducing censorship on American news media and politicians, which Republicans argue targets conservative views and users unfairly.
Social media platforms have been labeling Trump’s tweets about his claims of election fraud to inform users that Biden was declared the winner by most mainstream media outlets – including Fox News – but it was unclear how a tribute to Pearl Harbor fell under that category.
Fox News’ Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.
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