CheckMate: Twitter 'flooded' with misinformation during US midterms, analyst says

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CheckMate: Twitter 'flooded' with misinformation during US midterms, analyst says
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The US midterms showed how differently Twitter is handling misinformation under Elon Musk. Experts are concerned.

Some social media users sounded the alarm over the mere presence of the wireless internet near polling sites, warning that "our voting machines are not suppose to be connected to the internet"., not least because most voting machines cannot connect to the internet .

"Pennsylvania just announced that it could take days to determine the winner. This is outrageous!" he posted. In any event, AFP wrote, TV networks called the state in the early hours of November 9 — the same day as his social media post. But Associated Press found that photos of voters queuing into the night were no cause for concern, with the state's electoral law allowing them to cast their vote after the official cut-off timeWith the polls closed, Mr Trump saved perhaps his best till last, wildly claiming that he "stopped [Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's] election from being stolen" in 2018 by sending the FBI and US attorneys to stop the supposed "ballot theft" in Broward County.

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