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August 31, 2020 03:05 am
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/30/21407613/twitter-labels-tweet-scalise-video-ady-barkan-manipulated
Republican leader shares faked video of disabled activist on Twitter
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
A Sunday tweet from Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) showing a video of activist Ady Barkan got a “manipulated media” label from Twitter. Barkan has ALS and speaks through voice assistance.
In the video, a conversation between Barkan and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, Barkan asks “But do we agree that we can redirect some of the funding?” The version Scalise tweeted edits in the words “for police,” to the end of the question, words which Barkan says in a different context earlier in the video.
A Twitter spokesperson confirmed in an email to The Verge that the tweet was labeled “based on our Synthetic and Manipulated Media policy.” As of 10:45PM ET Sunday, the tweet with the manipulated video appears to have been deleted from...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/30/21407613/twitter-labels-tweet-scalise-video-ady-barkan-manipulated
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