Twitter now labeling all tweets linking 5G and coronavirus"Get the facts about COVID-19'
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Twitter is now fact-checking tweets linking 5G and coronavirus.
Suspect tweets are now labeled with a 'Get the facts about COVID-19'.
The link takes users to news and official sources debunking the myth.
Twitter has started labeling tweets that link 5G and COVID-19 with fact-check links to news and official sources debunking the myth.
As reported by Business Insider:
Twitter has started displaying fact-check labels on tweets that appear to incorrectly link 5G mobile technology to the spread of the coronavirus.
The label appears beneath such tweets, and reads: "Get the facts on COVID-19". Clicking the label links through to a thread titled: "No, 5G isn't causing coronavirus." The thread links to news articles, tweets, and official sources that debunk the conspiracy theory.
Back in May, Twitter announced that it was updating its approach to misleading information stating:
Earlier this year, we introduced a new l...
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Twitter now labeling all tweets linking 5G and coronavirus
