Twitter, Facebook push back on Trump鈥檚 election posts

The US presidential contest between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden remains too close to call. (Getty Images/AFP)
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  • Twitter said a Trump tweet alleging an effort to steal the election was potentially misleading

WASHINGTON: Twitter and Facebook early Wednesday flagged President Donald Trump鈥檚 comments on the US presidential election, which remained too close to call.
Twitter said a Trump tweet alleging an effort to steal the election was potentially misleading.
Facebook also flagged a Trump post which said: 鈥淲e are up BIG.鈥� The social media company said 鈥渇inal results may be different from initial vote counts as ballot counting will continue for days or weeks.鈥�

鈥淲e placed a warning on a Tweet from @realDonaldTrump for making a potentially misleading claim about an election,鈥� Twitter said early Wednesday. Trump said without evidence that 鈥渢hey are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it.鈥�
In a separate post, Trump said he would make a statement and added: 鈥淎 big WIN!鈥� Facebook said 鈥渧otes are still being counted. The winner of the 2020 US Presidential Election has not been projected.鈥�