Trump tweeted a video with a pretend CNN graphic; the video claims, “America is just not the issue. Pretend information is.”
A Twitter spokesperson stated Thursday night time, “This Tweet has been labeled per our artificial and
manipulated media policy to provide individuals extra context.”
The video, which runs for 60 seconds, begins with footage of 1 a part of a viral video that reveals a black little one run from a white little one. The pretend CNN graphic reads, “Terrified todler [sic] runs from racist child.”
The remainder of the video — wherein the 2 kids run to embrace each other — is then proven.
Michael Cisneros, the daddy of one of many boys within the video, said last year he posted the video as a result of it was an exquisite, candid second to share within the midst of racism and hate on this planet.
“The explanation that it is getting consideration [is] as a result of it’s with slightly black boy and slightly white boy…But when it could actually change somebody’s thoughts, you understand, or simply change their view on issues, then it’s very value it,” he stated.
Responding to Trump’s use of the video on Thursday night time, Cisneros wrote in a Facebook post, “HE WILL NOT TURN THIS LOVING, BEAUTIFUL VIDEO TO FURTHER HIS HATE AGENDA‼️‼️‼️‼️”
CNN Enterprise has reached out to Cisneros for remark.
A spokesperson for CNN
responded to Trump’s tweet Thursday night time, “CNN did cowl this story – however precisely because it occurred. Simply as CNN has reported your positions on race (and your ballot numbers). We’ll proceed working with information and invite you to do the identical, somewhat than tweeting pretend movies that exploit harmless kids. Be higher.”
The video Trump tweeted included a credit score to @CarpeDonktum, who often publishes memes and parody movies supporting the President.
After Trump tweeted the video it shortly went viral, racking up thousands and thousands of views in lower than two hours.
Twitter twice flagged Trump tweets over the previous month, enraging the President and his supporters and even prompting the President to signal an
executive order concentrating on social media corporations.
In Might, Twitter
labeled two Trump tweets that made false claims about mail-in ballots in California.
A number of days later,
Twitter labeled as a glorification of violence a Trump tweet wherein he stated, “when the looting begins, the capturing begins.”
Earlier on Thursday,
Facebook removed ads run by the Trump campaign, saying the adverts violated its coverage in opposition to organized hate. The adverts, attacking the leftwing group Antifa, featured a logo that the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) stated was “virtually an identical to that utilized by the Nazi regime to categorise political prisoners in focus camps.”
The Trump marketing campaign defended itself claiming the image was utilized by Antifa activists.
ADL stated some Antifa activists have used the image, however it’s not notably frequent.
— to www.cnn.com
