Twitter flagged a tweet from President Donald Trump's account early Wednesday morning accusing the Democrats of attempting to steal the election during Tuesday's election.
"We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after the Polls are closed!" Tweeted Trump, a tweet which was later labeled by Twitter.
An explanation from the tech giant said the president was making "a potentially misleading claim" about the election, and that their action was "in line with [Twitter's] Civic Integrity Policy."
We placed a warning on a Tweet from @realDonaldTrump for making a potentially misleading claim about an election. This action is in line with our Civic Integrity Policy. More here: https://t.co/k6OkjNXEAm
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) November 4, 2020
Other tweets from Trump's camp were also censored, including one where the president declared victory in South Carolina.
President @realDonaldTrump wins #SouthCarolina! pic.twitter.com/YwL5BlgDBc
— Team Trump (Text VOTE to 88022) (@TeamTrump) November 4, 2020
Twitter's fact-checking system marked the tweet with a label that said that "official sources may not have called the race" when the account published the tweet.
The tweet was published at 8:07 pm EST, 10 minutes after the Associated Press tweeted that the the Palmetto State announced that the incumbent had won.
BREAKING: Donald Trump wins South Carolina. #APracecall at 7:56 p.m. EST. #Election2020
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) November 4, 2020
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