Donald Trump is not deleting tweets, despite claims to the contrary
A good story tends to burn up the internet, regardless of its veracity.
During Monday's presidential debate, word spread quickly that tweets were being deleted from Donald Trump's Twitter account.
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The tweets in question contradicted a contentious point between Hillary Clinton and Trump during the debate. Clinton claimed that Trump had at one time claimed that global warming was a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese; Trump said he never did that.
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Tweets on his account showed that he did claim that back in 2012. The tweet is still up.
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That did not stop a rumor from quickly spreading across Twitter about tweets disappearing from Trump's timeline concerning his claims about China and global warming.
Owing to the power of the platform, it appeared that just one user sparked the rumor. The tweet came from NPR writer Juan Vidal, who later deleted the claim but indicated in conversation that he had encountered the screenshot had been real.
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Nonetheless, no, Donald Trump's tweets remain.
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Topics Donald Trump Elections Hillary Clinton
Jason Abbruzzese is a Business Reporter at Mashable. He covers the media and telecom industries with a particular focus on how the Internet is changing these markets and impacting consumers. Prior to working at Mashable, Jason served as Markets Reporter and Web Producer at the Financial Times. Jason holds a B.S. in Journalism from Boston University and an M.A. in International Affairs from Australian National University.
