Twitter accuses President Trump of making false claims

The measure, which effectively accuses the leader of lying, refers to a tweet by Donald Trump about his first secretary of defence.

Trump had made a quote that he had named James Mattis as “The mad dog” and later downloaded.

But Twitter says the former general resigned, and his nickname preceded Trump's presidency.

It follows last week's explosive confrontation, where Twitter twice checked Trump's tweets and labeled them for a legalisation of violence.

The latest confrontation was prompted by a strong statement issued by General Mattis last night, in which he criticised the president's treatment for protests following George Floyd's murder.

General Mattis described Donald Trump as the first “president in my life who doesn't even try to unite the American people. Instead, he tries to separate us. ”

The president quickly turned into a chicaturism, saying the only thing he and predecessor Barack Obama had in common was “both had the honour of dismissing Jim Mattis. I asked for his letter of resignation and felt good”

His nickname was “Chaosi “, which I didn't like, and changed it to “the crazy dog”,” he added.

Twitter later published what it calls Moment, a summary of a news story you can see when pressing the platform search button. She's also promoted inside the box What's Happening, on the Twitter website.

The article says that “Mattis resigned from office ... after the administration decided to withdraw American troops from Syria”, and attributed the fact to a report by the Associated Press news agency.

Then it refers to CNN, National Review, Washington Post and The Dispatch after writing that the nickname Dog Mad Dog was used before Trump's presidency, with published references dating back to 2004.

Moments are maintained by an internal team on Twitter. They offer a summary of a recent development before presenting some interconnection.