Taylor Swift accuses Trump of 'stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism'

The pop star has recently become more outspoken on politics, speaking of her disillusionment with America in a 2019 interview Taylor Swift has accused Donald Trump of “stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism” after tweets sent by the president appeared to threaten violence against protesters in Minnesota. The singer weighed in on Trump’s response to the volatile demonstrations in Minneapolis this week, where anger has anger erupted over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes.

Fox News Star Geraldo Rivera Unloads on Trump: ‘What Is This, 6th Grade?!’

Geraldo Rivera delivered one of the harshest condemnations of Donald Trump ever aired on Fox News Friday afternoon when he appeared on The Five and took the president to task for threatening Minneapolis protesters with violence.After first criticizing Democrats for “studiously avoiding” the looting and vandalism by “anarchists” in that city following the police killing of George Floyd, Rivera pivoted to attack Trump directly. “But the other thing is, the president, in these tweets, ‘when the looting starts, the shooting starts,’ c’mon!” Rivera said, referring to the tweet that Twitter hid from Trump’s timeline because it broke its rules on “glorifying violence.” “What is this, 6th grade?” he asked.

Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton slam Trump for 'calling for violence against American citizens'

Democratic standard bearers Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton didn't mince words on Friday, slamming the president over tweets that threatened violence against protesters in Minneapolis who are demanding justice after the police killing of George Floyd.President Trump had characterized the protesters as "thugs," writing late Thursday that he refused to "stand back and watch this happen to a great American City." Most controversially, Trump tweeted that "when the looting starts, the shooting starts," prompting Twitter to swiftly attach a label to the tweet that said it "violated" the site's rules "about glorifying violence."On Friday morning, Biden responded by expressing his anger that a black reporter for CNN was arrested by the Minneapolis police while "the white police officer who killed George Floyd remains free," adding "this, to me, says everything." Biden subsequently went after Trump for the threat against protesters:> I will not lift the President’s tweet. I

Trump Takes No Questions From Press Amid Nationwide Protests On Police Violence

In tweets, the president claimed to clarify earlier remarks calling the George Floyd protesters in Minneapolis “thugs.”

Trump rages at 'haters' after uproar at his threat to shoot looters in Minnesota

'Nobody should have any problem with this other than the haters,' Mr Trump says about his controversial 'shooting' tweets

BioWare Is Celebrating Mass Effect Songs On Twitter In New Music Series

Developer BioWare is teasing the airwaves with some cryptic Mass Effect-related tweets.

Joe Biden slams Trump over George Floyd's death saying 'this is no time for incendiary tweets'

Joe Biden on Friday slammed President Donald Trump for his handling of George Floyd's death after the black man died while in custody of white police officers.

Athletes speak out in wake of riots, Trump tweets, arrest of CNN journalist

Athletes are using their platform to share their continuing anger about the death of George Floyd and the subsequent riots.

Taylor Swift Slams Trump For ‘Stoking’ Fires Of ‘White Supremacy And Racism’

The singer tweeted an angry message at the president in response to his tweets on the Minneapolis protests.

Trump’s Social Media Executive Order Draft Highlights Bitcoin’s Censorship Resistance

The latest debacle of social media giant Twitter flagging tweets of the US President Donald J.

The Racist Origins Of Trump’s ‘When The Looting Starts, The Shooting Starts’ Quote

A line originally used by an aggressive police chief prompted Twitter to issue another content warning for his tweets.

The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week

"My 6-year-old just got mad at me and told me to mute myself."

'There's no reason for violence': Melania Trump tweets about protests after president threatened to shoot looters

First Lady Melania Trump has tweeted her own thoughts about the protests taking place in Minneapolis and across the country following the death of George Floyd.

'There's no reason for violence': Melania Trump tweets about protests after president threatened to shoot looters

First Lady Melania Trump has tweeted her own thoughts about the protests taking place in Minneapolis and across the country following the death of George Floyd.

Trump's Looting Remarks on Twitter Escalate Crisis in Minneapolis

The president’s tweets prompted Twitter to append them with a note saying the posts were “glorifying violence.”

Dominic Cummings cutout appears at rugby league match in Sydney, Australia

Boris Johnson’s advisor ridiculed on social media ‘He doesn’t give a shit!’ tweets rugby league fan Dominic Cummings may have weathered the storm of anger which engulfed him for apparently flouting the government’s own coronavirus lockdown guidance, but that has not stopped Boris Johnson’s top adviser being ridiculed on the other side of the world. As Australia’s NRL season restarted this week, the Fan in the Stand initiative allowed the public to pay $22 for a cardboard cutout of themselves to be placed in a seat to ‘watch’ their teams in action.

Will Trump dispute the 2020 election results? His tweets this week suggest so

Trump’s attack on mail-in ballots raise the possibility that, if he loses in November, he would reject the validity of the voteUnhinged as it may be for the president to accuse, without a scintilla of evidence, a morning television host of murder, that particular conspiracy theory was not the most disturbing accusation to issue from Trump’s Twitter feed this week.

Will Trump dispute the 2020 election results? His tweets this week suggest so | Lawrence Douglas

Trump’s attack on mail-in ballots raise the possibility that, if he loses in November, he would reject the validity of the vote Unhinged as it may be for the president to accuse, without a scintilla of evidence, a morning television host of murder, that particular conspiracy theory was not the most disturbing accusation to issue from Trump’s Twitter feed this week.

Emily Maitlis' Left-leaning views are exposed in tweets and retweets to her 360,000 followers 

Miss Maitlis caused a stir on Tuesday with her comments on Dominic Cummings' trip to Durham during lockdown.

Twitter adds new way for users to schedule tweets

The functionality has been rolled out to Twitter's web client, but will not save content between its website and smartphone apps

Tweet scheduling comes to Twitter.com

You don’t need to use Tweetdeck or any other third-party app to schedule tweets anymore: The social network now lets you schedule tweets right from its website.

Twitter hides Trump 'shooting' tweet over 'glorification of violence'

Twitter has hidden one of two recent tweets from US President Donald Trump, saying it “violated the Twitter rules about glorifying violence.” The tweet in question referred to protests in Minnesota over the death of George Floyd in police custody.

Twitter adds warning label to Trump tweet for 'glorifying violence'

Twitter says President Donald Trump has violated its rule against glorifying violence and has affixed a warning label to one of his tweets — the first time such action has been taken against the president's account.

Twitter attaches disclaimer to Trump's Minneapolis tweet for 'glorifying violence'

Twitter on Friday said that one of US President Donald Trump's tweets on Minneapolis protests had breached its rules about "glorifying violence."

Trump news: President threatens to 'shut down' Twitter as Pelosi calls social media order a 'distraction' amid coronavirus 'failure'

Donald Trump has signed an executive order on Thursday targeting social media companies following his threats to “strongly regulate” or “close down” platforms after Twitter fact-checked a pair of his tweets making false statements about the extent of voter fraud in the US.The president was incandescent with fury on Wednesday after Twitter moved to cast doubt on his spurious claims by directing readers to a topic page where they could “get the facts” on the issue, wildly accusing the company of “stifling FREE SPEECH” in a tweet whose very existence undermined his argument, despite social media platforms making similar efforts to combat campaign misinformation ahead of US elections.

Twitter Used Same “Fact Check” Link On Donald Trump Tweets As It Did On Chinese Propaganda

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that targeted social media companies.

Trump signs order targeting social media after tweets flagged

President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday seeking to strip social media giants like Twitter of legal immunity for content on their platforms in a move slammed by his critics as a legally dubious act of political revenge.

Trump signs executive order targeting Twitter after fact-checking row

The US president's move follows a decision by Twitter to add a "fact-check" notice to his tweets.

Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey disagree on fact checking the president

Mark Zuckerberg has waded into Twitter’s spat with Donald Trump over the decision to fact-check his tweets.

Trump signs executive order targeting Twitter after fact-checking row

The US president's move follows a decision by Twitter to add a "fact-check" notice to his tweets.

Why is the US president aiming his anger at social media?

Donald Trump criticises Twitter after his tweets are flagged with a fact-check warning.

Twitter Evidence May Prove Hal Finney Is Not Satoshi

Evidence from 10 years old tweets helps eliminate Hal Finney as a viable Satoshi Nakamoto candidate. A tweet from 2010 may provide evidence that Hal Finney is not Satoshi Nakamoto. In a recent Cointelegrpah interview, Laszlo Hanyecz, who worked closely with Satoshi Nakamoto in 2010, said that Satoshi had no familiarity with the Mac ecosystem: “He didn't have a Macintosh.

Trump could sign order on social media companies later on Thursday: White House

US President Donald Trump could sign an executive order on social media companies later on Thursday, but the timing could change, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh MacEnany said, after Twitter urged readers to check facts in tweets sent by Trump earlier this week for the first time.

Jimmy Kimmel Hilariously Explains Why Twitter Doesn’t Need To Fact-Check Trump

The talk show host riffed on the president and his reaction to Twitter's fact-checking his tweets.

Trump tweets condolences for 100,000 dead from coronavirus amid morning tweetstorm

President Donald Trump expressed his condolences Thursday morning to the American victims of the coronavirus pandemic, a day after the US officially reached 100,000 dead and amid a morning tweetstorm in which he tweeted and retweeted political insults and criticisms.

Defying Trump, Twitter Doubles Down on Labeling Tweets

Twitter continued fact-checking posts even as President Trump threatened to limit protections for social media companies.

'Utterly disgraceful': Piers Morgan says BBC threw Emily Maitlis 'under the bus'

'You've got to be kidding me???' tweets Good Morning Britain host

JK Rowling gets thousands of followers out of 9 Bitcoin tweets

When JK Rowling asked what Bitcoin was, she received a flood of information, a ton of attention and an army of new dedicated crypto followers.

Trump expected to sign executive order in bid to target Twitter and Facebook

Move could erode legal protections for social media platforms Twitter placed warning on Trump tweets that spread falsehoods Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order that could erode legal protections for social media companies for content posted on their platforms. Related: Trump focuses on possible social media regulation as US coronavirus death toll passes milestone – live Continue reading...

Twitter fact-checks China amid bias row

After fact-checking President Trump, Twitter adds warnings to Chinese tweets too.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg criticizes Twitter for fact-checking President Trump

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said Twitter was wrong to fact-check tweets from President Donald Trump in an interview with Fox News to be broadcast Thursday.

Donald Trump to sign executive order against Twitter after being fact checked

Donald Trump will sign an executive order targeting social media firms with more regulation after Twitter added fact-check links to his tweets.

Eric Trump Tweets ‘GREAT DAY for the DOW’ As Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 100,000

The president's son gets called out over celebratory message on a somber day.

Jack Dorsey says Trump fact-check does not make Twitter 'arbiter of truth'

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says that labeling two of President Donald Trump's tweets with fact checks does not make the social media company an "arbiter of truth."

Trump to 'sign executive order about social media'

The latest dispute comes after Twitter added fact-check links to the president's tweets for the first time.

Trump to sign executive order on ‘CRAZY’ social media firms as he warns ‘Big Tech is trying to censor 2020 election’

DONALD Trump is slated to sign an executive order on penalizing social media giants after he claimed that “Big Tech is trying to censor 2020 election.” The President reportedly intends to penalize Silicon Valley giants like Facebook, Google, and Twitter after one of his tweets about up mail-in voting was labeled potentially misleading, reports say.

Trump to 'sign executive order about social media'

The latest dispute comes after Twitter added fact-check links to the president's tweets for the first time.

Trump will sign executive order on 'social media' in wake of Twitter fact-checking his tweets

President Trump will sign some sort of 'social media'-focused executive order on Thursday, White House officials said, amid a rift with Twitter after the company started fact-checking his tweets.

Twitter Comes Under Attack From Trump’s Supporters

After the social media company labeled two of the president’s tweets as inaccurate on Tuesday, his adherents pounced.

Trump threatens to close social media firms to 'protect conservative voices'

Donald Trump has threatened to "strongly regulate" or close down social media companies after Twitter linked to fact-checking pages on two of his tweets.

Duuuuude? Scientists studied 100 billion tweets to find out why we stretch our words

When we speak, we routinely stretch our words to convey emotion or to strengthen their meaning.

"Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China": Pompeo tweets

Secretary Pompeo reported to Congress that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China.

Head of Twitter's fact checking has a history of anti-Trump tweets

Prior tweets from Yoel Roth, whose official title at Twitter is head of Site Integrity, emerged after the social media giant put a fact-checking warning on Trump's posts for the first time on Tuesday.

Trump threatens to 'regulate' social media after Twitter labels two of his tweets misleading

Donald Trump demanded social media platforms 'clean up your act' as he warned his administration will begin to regulate such websites after Twitter, for the first time ever, fact-checked his tweets.

Twitter's fact-check label prompts Trump threat to shut down social media companies

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies for stifling conservative voices, a day after Twitter attached a warning to some of his tweets prompting readers to fact check the president's claims.

President Trump blasts social media platforms after Twitter fact checked his tweets

Yahoo Finance's Brian Sozzi, Alexis Christoforous, and Rick Newman discuss President Trump's latest moves after Twitter fact checked the claims in his tweets.

Factbox: Where do Trump and Biden stand on tech policy issues?

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies, a day after Twitter Inc for the first time added a fact-checking label to some of his tweets about mail-in ballots.

Twitter calls Trump's tweets 'misleading' for the first time

Social media company refers users to a fact-checking page as Donald Trump says Twitter is 'stifling free speech'.

Trump Threatens Twitter After Presidential Tweets Get Fact Check

Trump claimed tech giants “silence conservative voices,” and threatened to regulate them.

Trump threatens to shutter social media companies after Twitter warning

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies, one day after Twitter Inc for the first time added a warning to some of his tweets prompting readers to fact check the president's claims.

Trump threatens to 'strongly regulate' social media platforms after Twitter labels his tweets

President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to "strongly regulate" or even shut down social media platforms after Twitter applied a fact-check to two of his tweets this week.

Trump threatens to regulate or shut down social media companies

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies, one day after Twitter Inc for the first time added a warning to some of his tweets prompting readers to fact check the president's claims.

Trump news – live: President rages at Twitter for fact-checking tweets after Joe Biden says 'masculinity' issues behind his fear of face masks

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Twitter flags Trump's tweets as misleading: What unprecedented 'misinformation' policy actually means

Twitter has added a label to President Trump's tweets that links users to fact-checking articles, but will not remove the tweets outright as it has done with other presidents

Twitter labels Donald Trump's tweets 'potentially misleading' for the first time, prompting furious reaction

Donald Trump has said the fact-check on his claims about postal voting are 'stifling free speech'

Twitter gave Trump tweets a ‘fact-checking’ warning and he got very angry about it

Apparently, the President's tweets aren't always factually accurate

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Twitter on Tuesday for the first time prompted readers to check the facts in US President Donald Trump's tweets, putting into application an extension of its new "misleading information" policy, introduced this month to combat misinformation about the novel coronavirus.

Anderson Cooper Torches Trump’s Murder Lies: ‘What a Little Man!’

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper went scorched earth Tuesday night on President Donald Trump, calling the president a “little man” for peddling baseless murder conspiracy theories about a dead congressional staffer even while her family begs Trump to stop.First taking aim at Trump for mocking former Vice President Joe Biden for wearing a face mask during a pandemic that’s killed nearly 100,000 Americans, Cooper moved on to Trump’s recent obsession with falsely accusing MSNBC host Joe Scarborough of murdering Lori Klausutis, an aide who died in Scarborough’s congressional office in 2001.Noting that the widower of Klausutis had unsuccessfully pleaded with Twitter to take down Trump’s “vile” tweets, the CNN anchor aired footage of the president claiming that Klausutis’ family wants “to get to the bottom” of her death, despite her husband explicitly stating that the tweets were causing the family tremendous pain.“What a little man,” Cooper seethed.

Donald Trump furious as Twitter fact-checks his tweets for the first time

Twitter said Trumps claims about mail-in ballots were false and had been debunked by fact-checkers, with the US president then accusing the social network of "stifling" his free speech

Trump Celebrates Major Layoffs at The Atlantic in ‘Fake News’ Twitter Rant

In a series of tweets slamming "fake news" on Tuesday night, President Trump celebrated the major layoffs at The Atlantic that were announced last week.

Trump accuses Twitter of 'interfering in the 2020 Presidential Election' after it fact-checked his false tweets about voting by mail

Earlier in the day, Twitter added links to two of Trump's tweets prompting users to "get the facts" about mail-in ballots.

'Stifling free speech': Trump reacts to Twitter flagging his 2020 election tweets

Donald Trump has waged war on Twitter after it flagged his tweets with a fact-check warning for the first time.

Twitter labels Trump's false claims with warning for first time

President rails against decision after his tweets on mail-in voting are marked with message: ‘Get the facts’Twitter for the first time took action against a series of tweets by Donald Trump, labeling them with a warning sign and providing a link to further information.Since ascending to the US presidency, Trump has used his Twitter account to threaten a world leader with war, amplify racist misinformation by British hate figures and, as recently as Tuesday morning, spread a lie about the 2001 death of a congressional aide in order to smear a cable news pundit.

Furious Trump says ‘anti-free speech’ Twitter is ‘interfering in election’ after it adds ‘fact-checks’ to his posts

AN OUTRAGED Donald Trump has roasted Twitter for labelling his tweets with “fact-checks” for the first time after he posted about “rigged” mail-in votes.

Twitter Labels Trump's Tweets for First Time

Twitter added a link to two of President Trump’s tweets in which he had made false claims about mail-in ballots, urging people to “get the facts.”

Twitter adds fact-check warnings to Donald Trump tweets

The site has included a link to fact checks about the claims.

Twitter Adds Fact-Check Label To President Trump's Tweets

The president tweeted that mail-in voting is "substantially fraudulent" and suggested the 2020 election will be rigged.

Twitter adds fact-check warnings to Donald Trump tweets

The site has included a link to fact checks about the claims.

Twitter labeled Trump tweets with a fact check for the first time

For the first time, Twitter called tweets from Donald Trump "potentially misleading" — a decision that prompted the president to accuse the social media platform of election meddling.

Twitter labels Trump's false claims with warning for first time

President rails against decision after his tweets on mail-in voting are marked with message: ‘Get the facts’ Twitter for the first time took action against a series of tweets by Donald Trump, labeling them with a warning sign and providing a link to further information. Since ascending to the US presidency, Trump has used his Twitter account to threaten a world leader with war, amplify racist misinformation by British hate figures and, as recently as Tuesday morning, spread a lie about the 2001 death of a congressional aide in order to smear a cable news pundit.

Twitter labels Trump's false claims with warning for first time

President rails against decision after his tweets on mail-in voting are marked with message: ‘Get the facts’Twitter for the first time took action against a series of tweets by Donald Trump, labeling them with a warning sign and providing a link to further information.Since ascending to the US presidency, Trump has used his Twitter account to threaten a world leader with war, amplify racist misinformation by British hate figures and, as recently as Tuesday morning, spread a lie about the 2001 death of a congressional aide in order to smear a cable news pundit.

Twitter labels Trump tweets 'unsubstantiated' for first time

Twitter labelled two of Donald Trump's tweets "unsubstantiated" and accused him of making false claims Tuesday, a first for the social network which has long resisted calls to censure the US President over truth-defying posts.

Twitter Applies Fact-Check Labels To Trump Tweets For First Time

The platform flagged two of the tweets that made false claims about mail-in ballots

Twitter fact-checks Trump tweet for the first time

Twitter on Tuesday for the first time prompted readers to check the facts in tweets sent by US President Donald Trump, warning his claims about mail-in ballots were false and had been debunked by fact checkers.

Twitter adds fact-check warning to Trump's tweets for first time in wake of false murder claims

Twitter: 'However, fact-checkers say there is no evidence that mail-in ballots are linked to voter fraud'

Twitter fact checks Trump’s false tweets about election fraud

It’s finally happened: Twitter has fact-checked the president.

Twitter tags Trump tweet with fact-checking warning

This is the first time the social media company has placed a marker on one of President Trump’s tweets.

Trump news - live: President mocks reporter for not taking mask off after asking whether he should be taking insulin during diabetes event

A widower is calling on Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to remove tweets posted by President Donald Trump and his allies promoting a debunked conspiracy theory that claims his wife was murdered by former congressman-turned TV personality Joe Scarborough.The husband of Lori Klausutis, who previously worked for Scarborough during his time in office, wrote in an open letter to Mr Dorsey that the president’s false tweets be removed as they are false and in violation of the platform’s policies.

Trump Dismisses Widower’s Removal Request Of Tweets About How The Man’s Wife Died

Trump seemingly doesn't care that pushing a false murder scenario hurts the man whose spouse died in an accident.

Twitter places fact-check notification on Trump tweet about mail-in ballots

Twitter on Tuesday for the first time prompted readers to check the facts in tweets sent by US President Donald Trump, warning readers his claims about mail-in ballots were false and had been debunked by fact checkers.

Twitter tags Trump tweet with fact-checking warning

This is the first time the social media company has placed a marker on one of President Trump’s tweets.

Twitter says no sanctions against Trump for abusive tweets

Despite frequently spreading abuse and attacking people, Trump has never faced Twitter sanctions on his account.

Lori Klausutis death: Twitter will not remove Trump's 'horrifying lies'

The company says it is "deeply sorry" for the pain caused by the tweets about a woman's 2001 death.

Lori Klausutis death: Twitter will not remove Trump's 'horrifying lies'

The company says it is "deeply sorry" for the pain caused by the tweets about a woman's 2001 death.

A widower wrote this letter asking Twitter to remove Trump's tweets about his dead wife

Twitter refuses widower's plea to remove trolling Trump tweets over death of his wife

'We are deeply sorry about the pain these statements, and the attention they are drawing, are causing the family' said the company in a statement

Twitter says it is not removing Trump tweets on deceased Scarborough staff member

Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it would take no action at this time on tweets from US President Donald Trump about the 2001 death of a former congressional staff member for Joe Scarborough, after her widower asked the company to remove them for furthering false claims.

Twitter won't remove Trump's Joe Scarborough conspiracy tweets

Last week, Timothy Klausutis wrote a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey asking that the platform remove tweets by President Trump that dug up a long-debunked conspiracy theory that MSNBC host Joe Scarborough murdered Kluasutis’ wife, Lori Klausutis.

Widower asks Twitter to delete Trump tweets

The husband of a woman who died in the office of then-GOP Rep.

Widower asks Twitter to delete Trump's 'horrifying' lies about wife's death

Twitter says it won’t delete tweets in which the president spreads lie that Joe Scarborough was involved in Lori Klausutis’s death The husband of a woman whose 2001 death Donald Trump has repeatedly used for a political smear has demanded that Twitter take down tweets in which the president spreads the “horrifying” lie that the woman was murdered. Related: 'You have to respond forcefully': Can Joe Biden fight Trump's brutal tactics? Continue reading...