During the United States Presidential Election in 2020, there were a total of 300,000 tweets which were labelled by Twitter as disputed and potentially misleading. Additionally, 456 of those tweets were covered by a warning message and engagement features were limited. This resulted in a 29 percent decrease in quote tweets of the labelled tweets during the measured period.
Key metrics about the labels, warnings, and additional restrictions Twitter applied to tweets that included potentially misleading information about the U.S. Election from October 27 to November 11
Characteristic
Metrics
Tweets labeled as disputed and potentially misleading
300,000
Tweets covered by a warning message and had engagement features limited
456
Share of people who saw those tweets after Twitter applied a label or warning message (in percent)
74
Decrease in quote tweets of labeled Tweets (in percent)
29
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Twitter. (2020). Key metrics about the labels, warnings, and additional restrictions Twitter applied to tweets that included potentially misleading information about the U.S. Election from October 27 to November 11. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189108/twitter-misleading-tweets-restrictions-us-election/
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