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Viral image stated on December 07, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Elon Musk tweeted, “The Democrats paid the CEO Jack Dorsey of Twitter millions of dollars to block and delete people’s pages during the 2020 election.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2022
Tweets stated on April 25, 2022 in a tweet:
Elon Musk suspended Bill Gates from Twitter.
By Bill McCarthy• April 27, 2022
Newt Gingrich stated on July 31, 2011 in a newspaper interview:
Says his Twitter account has 1.3 million followers.
By Eric Stirgus• August 9, 2011
Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2019 in a speech:
"I know that we’ve been blocked. People come up to me and they say, ‘Sir, I can’t get you — I can’t follow you. They make it impossible.’"
By Daniel Funke• July 17, 2019
Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2020 in a Facebook post:
"Twitter is banned in Iran."
By Tom Kertscher• January 24, 2020
Elon Musk stated on November 06, 2022 in a tweet:
“My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk.”
By Madison Czopek• December 19, 2022
Viral image stated on July 09, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Elon Musk’s account “is suspended on Twitter after backing out of $44B deal.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 11, 2022
Mark Cuban stated on June 30, 2017 in a tweet:
"Twitter reaches only 15 percent of the population."
By W. Gardner Selby• July 26, 2017
Sean Hannity stated on April 27, 2022 in a TV segment:
Conservatives gained Twitter followers after the company announced its deal with Elon Musk because "Twitter lifted a broad anti-conservative, anti-Trump shadow ban.”
By Bill McCarthy• May 2, 2022
Viral image stated on May 27, 2021 in a viral image:
Says Donald Trump was back on Twitter as of May 2021.
By Tom Kertscher• May 28, 2021
Instagram posts stated on November 04, 2022 in an image:
A Twitter employee was laid off after receiving a meme.
By Andy Nguyen• November 8, 2022
Viral image stated on October 08, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Twitter removed this tweet from Donald Trump: “My blood IS the vaccine!!!!!”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 9, 2020
Facebook posts stated on April 04, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Twitter employee named Jackson Mulholland resigned in a tweet after Elon Musk joined the company’s board.
By Jeff Cercone• April 7, 2022
Viral image stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Former President Donald Trump issued an Oct. 27 statement saying he was told his Twitter account “will be back up and running on Monday.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 28, 2022
John Boehner stated on January 22, 2010 in a press release:
"PWNED: House GOP Dominates Twitter, YouTube, Social Media in Congress."
By Robert Farley• January 25, 2010
Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet:
“Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH” by adding a fact-check label to Trump’s tweet.
By Bill McCarthy• May 27, 2020
Instagram posts stated on August 19, 2021 in an Instagram post.:
"Twitter has suspended the account of Afghanistan’s elected President… and have allowed the Taliban to keep their accounts."
By Jason Asenso• August 23, 2021
Bloggers stated on February 22, 2023 in a blog post:
“Elon Musk to acquire Facebook soon.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 9, 2023
Bloggers stated on January 11, 2018 in a blog post:
"Twitter caught leaking Donald Trump’s private messages in undercover sting."
By Bill McCarthy• June 28, 2018
Threads posts stated on July 05, 2023 in a Threads post:
Elon Musk tweeted that he “just downloaded Threads” and it “sucks.”
By Loreben Tuquero• July 6, 2023

Articles (1107)

Shadow banning: Did Twitter try to boost Dems and hurt GOP?

By Jon Greenberg• July 26, 2018

Fact-checking Trump, Twitter enters uncharted waters

By Jon Greenberg• May 28, 2020

Tonight: Follow our debate coverage on Twitter

By Bill Adair• October 1, 2008

Tweets from the right: GOP leads in social media

By Robert Farley• January 25, 2010

Follow us on Twitter

By Bill Adair• July 3, 2008

Is Elon Musk under federal investigation? Here’s what we know

By Michael Majchrowicz• November 11, 2022

Live Twitter feed: The inauguration of Donald Trump

By Aaron Sharockman• January 20, 2017

Tweets from 2015 Global FactChecking Summit in London

By W. Gardner Selby• July 23, 2015

How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation

By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023

Gingrich v. Gawker

By Martha M. Hamilton• August 9, 2011

A fake in 140 characters: How not to get tripped up by hoax Twitter accounts

By Joshua Gillin• March 14, 2017

How Facebook, TikTok are addressing misinformation before Election Day

By Daniel Funke• October 19, 2020

The Truth-O-Meter follows Texas politicos on Twitter

By • October 14, 2010

How Meta, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube plan to address 2024 election misinformation

By Sevana Wenn• July 6, 2023

From Miami '67 to Donald Trump 2020: The history of 'when the looting starts, the shooting starts'

By Jon Greenberg• May 29, 2020

Inside the Truth-O-Meter, understanding the difference between True and Mostly True

By Aaron Sharockman• February 3, 2015

The week in fact-checking: Donald Trump's Pants on Fire week, the death of George Floyd

By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 29, 2020

Trump did not scrub tweets that likened U.S.-bound migrants to invaders in wake of El Paso shooting

By John Kruzel• August 5, 2019

Live fact-checking the Ohio Democratic presidential debate

By PolitiFact Staff • October 14, 2019

To suggest a fact-check, tweet with #PolitiFactThis

By Bill Adair• October 9, 2012