ToplineWhile Twitter quickly flagged a manipulated video of Joe Biden that was shared by President Trump Wednesday, labeling it "manipulated media," the video was then shared widely by many other accounts to Instagram where it spread unchecked, revealing how quickly misinformation can spread if platforms don't act in tandem. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ASSOCIATED PRESSKey FactsTwitter placed a “manipulated media” label on a video Trump shared Wednesday that made it appear Biden had played the anti-police rap song “F—- tha Police” by N.W.A. Random social media accounts reposted the manipulated video to Instagram, where it racked up hundreds of thousands of views — with no warning label. The fake video was the third and fourth most popular politics post on Instagram Wednesday morning, according to data from CrowdTangle. After Facebook applied the label to one of the viral posts Forbes identified, the account, @theshaderoom, appeared to have deleted the post.

Source: Forbes September 16, 2020 17:13 UTC