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Re:Twitter tags Trump tweet with fact-checking warning by blhack on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @08:11PM (#23318014)
Trump doesn't have a crystal ball.

"NO WAY (ZERO CHANCE) THE YANKEES ARE GOING TO WIN THE WORLD SERIES!"

Am I making a statement of fact, or stating an opinion here? Should twitter fact check this statement with some ambiguous "experts" who think that the yankees are the best team of them all and WILL win the world series?

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Re:Twitter tags Trump tweet with fact-checking warning by occasionopinion on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @08:20PM (#23318084)
I agree completely. Trump does not have a crystal ball. Therefore, he should not present things as established fact if they are merely unproven opinion.

He is in a position of power and influence. His words have far-reaching consequences.

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Re:Twitter tags Trump tweet with fact-checking warning by blhack on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @08:26PM (#23318114)
What is this thing established as "fact" and who established it?
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