Report: Trump’s Twitter ban led to a 73% drop in election fraud misinformation

Report: Trump’s Twitter ban led to a 73% drop in election fraud misinformation

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https://thenextweb.com/politics/2021/01/18/report-trumps-twitter-ban-led-to-a-73-drop-in-election-fraud-misinformation/

Trump‘s bans from Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms may have been controversial, but they appear to have been effective in achieving one goal: combatting misinformation. According to research firm Zignal Labs, and as reported by the Washington Post, online misinformation about election fraud dropped by 73%, following Trump’s ban.

According to the report, which covers the period from January 9 to 15: