Twitter has flagged another Trump tweet about postal votes as misleading.
Returning to the White House from Pennsylvania,several hours ago,Trump tweeted:"Big problems and discrepancies with Mail In Ballots all over the USA. Must have final total on November 3rd."He provided no evidence for his assertion.
Experts say it may take days or even weeks to process the huge number of mail-in ballots,spurred by voters seeking to avoid crowded polling stations because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some 42.7 million Americans have already voted by mail,part of the more than 63.6 million who have cast ballots ahead of the election,a record-breaking pace that could lead to the highest U.S. voter turnout by percentage in more than a century.
Twitter has hidden the tweet,saying it"might be misleading about how to participate in an election or another civic process". The social media giant has previously flagged Trump's claims on its platform about voter fraud as misleading.
Trump has repeatedly made unsubstantiated claims that"universal mail-in ballots"– whereby residents are sent voting papers without having to request them – will result in widespread fraud.
One in four ballots in 2016 were cast by mail.
Senator Marco Rubio,Republican chairman of the Intelligence Committee,has previously said of Trump's claims:"It's just not accurate."
with Reuters,AP