Twitter has made recent announcements about what it will do to manage false or unsubstantiated claims of victory in elections, presumably because so many are concerned it might be a problem this November.
"People on Twitter, including candidates for office, may not claim an election win before it is authoritatively called. To determine the results of an election in the US, we require either an announcement from state election officials, or a public projection from at least two authoritative, national news outlets that make independent election calls. Tweets which include premature claims will be labeled and direct people to our official US election page."
Full post:
https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/2020-election-changes.htmlBut as we know,
So what counts as a "claim" of victory? What variations may walk right up to that line, without crossing it? Let's do an experiment: submit a claim of victory you think may evade moderation or would walk right up to it here. If we get good examples, I'll produce a table for us to review, and perhaps Twitter will weigh in! Examples might include things along these lines:
"Fox News’ Major Garrett is saying I apparently won!"
"I am confident I am the victor in this election."
"My opponent must concede!"