Twitter has accused the United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump of making false claims, in one of the app’s own articles covering the news.
The move – which effectively accuses the leader of lying – refers to a tweet by Donald Trump about his first defence secretary.
Trump had tweeted that he had given James Mattis the nickname “Mad Dog” and later fired him.But, Twitter’s article says that the former general resigned, and his nickname preceded Trump’s presidency.
It follows last week’s explosive confrontation, which saw Twitter fact-check two of President Trump’s tweets and label another as glorifying violence.
The latest confrontation was prompted by a strongly-worded statement issued by General Mattis last night, in which he criticised the president’s handling of the protests that followed the killing of George Floyd.
source: The Nation
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