{"id":159430,"date":"2024-07-30T11:18:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T15:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=159430"},"modified":"2024-07-30T11:18:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T15:18:18","slug":"donald-trumps-iconic-photo-fact-checked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=159430","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump’s iconic photo ‘fact checked’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Facebook flagged the iconic photo of Donald Trump’s fist in the air while surrounded by agents as “altered”. According to Facebook\/Meta, independent fact-checkers reviewed a similar photo and saw that it was altered in a way that could mislead people. Dani Lever, Meta Public Affairs Director, explained that this labeling was done in error. The system used to flag such content apparently was not able to differentiate between the actual picture and the altered one, thus the mislabeling as “altered”.<\/p>\n

From Fox Business:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The altered image Lever referenced featured the Secret Service members surrounding Trump smiling. USA Today and AFP United States previously fact-checked the images as “altered,” though it confirmed the accuracy of the original image.<\/p>\n

“None of the agents in the original image are smiling as they surround Trump, who has blood on his face and his right arm in the air. The image — which was captured by Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci and distributed by the AP — appeared with coverage of the shooting by CNN, The Atlantic, Business Insider and many other legitimate news outlets,” USA Today explained.<\/p>\n

USA Today’s fact-check on the altered photo was used as a “third-party fact-checker” when Facebook corrected the photo.<\/p>\n

Backlash against Meta and Facebook come as concerns over Big Tech companies taking part in election manipulation to help Democrats. On Monday, Google users were surprised to find the website’s autocomplete feature omitting references to the July 13 assassination attempt.<\/p>\n

Instead, it recommended other search results, such as the failed assassination of Ronald Reagan. The keywords “Trump assassination attempt” also did not offer any additional results.<\/p>\n

A Google spokesperson later told FOX Business that there was no “manual action taken on these predictions.”<\/p>\n

“Our systems have protections against Autocomplete predictions associated with political violence, which were working as intended prior to this horrific event occurring,” the spokesperson wrote. “We’re working on improvements to ensure our systems are more up to date.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kornick, L. (2024, July 29). Facebook admits ‘mistake’ in censoring iconic Trump assassination attempt photo: ‘This was an error’. Fox Business<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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