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Twitter’s ‘This claim is disputed’ label becomes a meme

This meme is disputed.

 

Siobhan Ball

Internet Culture

Posted on Nov 17, 2020

After Twitter added the fact-checking warning label “this claim is disputed” to tweets that the Twitter team believe contain misinformation, people were quick to appropriate the phrase and turn it into a meme. Especially brands.

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Some of the memes were self-deprecating, such as “I have a girlfriend” or “I know what I’m doing with my life.”

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While others were depressing (“everything’s going to be okay.”)

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Some people are using the meme to criticize Twitter and its recent updates.

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Well, at least the company is now giving people what they want…disappearing tweets?

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*First Published: Nov 17, 2020, 4:05 pm CST
 

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