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Folks, *please* be a little careful with regard to tweets being deleted by politicians and government bodies.
Yes, this is significant when it happens, but many of the purported cover ups are not that.
Here follows a little thread about how to avoid getting caught out.
Yes, this is significant when it happens, but many of the purported cover ups are not that.
Here follows a little thread about how to avoid getting caught out.
Let me introduce you to Twitter& #39;s advanced search:
https://twitter.com/search-advanced
This">https://twitter.com/search-ad... is the easiest place to start to make sure you& #39;re not tricked. It allows search by date, tweets to a user etc.
https://twitter.com/search-advanced
This">https://twitter.com/search-ad... is the easiest place to start to make sure you& #39;re not tricked. It allows search by date, tweets to a user etc.
Take this tweet for example:
https://twitter.com/FiveGrnFingers/status/1264794871090614272
10">https://twitter.com/FiveGrnFi... seconds of searching reveals this is not true - the tweet is still up:
https://twitter.com/10DowningStreet/status/1250445200947916801
And">https://twitter.com/10Downing... the response of the person who wrote the untrue one
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ¤ˇââď¸" title="Man shrugging" aria-label="Emoji: Man shrugging">: https://twitter.com/FiveGrnFingers/status/1264851994260508672">https://twitter.com/FiveGrnFi...
https://twitter.com/FiveGrnFingers/status/1264794871090614272
10">https://twitter.com/FiveGrnFi... seconds of searching reveals this is not true - the tweet is still up:
https://twitter.com/10DowningStreet/status/1250445200947916801
And">https://twitter.com/10Downing... the response of the person who wrote the untrue one
Or this one about Gove:
https://twitter.com/drsimonwoodward/status/1264640797883981829
1.4k">https://twitter.com/drsimonwo... retweets
And completely false - still up: https://twitter.com/michaelgove/status/1264126108733186050">https://twitter.com/michaelgo...
https://twitter.com/drsimonwoodward/status/1264640797883981829
1.4k">https://twitter.com/drsimonwo... retweets
And completely false - still up: https://twitter.com/michaelgove/status/1264126108733186050">https://twitter.com/michaelgo...
And then to one that *did* get deleted - after having been online between 10 and 11 minutes:
How do I know that& #39;s not fake?
Other than seeing it with my own eyes, others who are respectable like @tom_nuttall had seen it and mentioned it. BBC even covered it.
There has also been this from the Cabinet Office: https://twitter.com/cabinetofficeuk/status/1264613950790008835">https://twitter.com/cabinetof...
Other than seeing it with my own eyes, others who are respectable like @tom_nuttall had seen it and mentioned it. BBC even covered it.
There has also been this from the Cabinet Office: https://twitter.com/cabinetofficeuk/status/1264613950790008835">https://twitter.com/cabinetof...
A further useful source is:
https://twitter.com/deletedbyMPs
It">https://twitter.com/deletedby... simply lists all the tweets MPs delete. And there are a lot of them, many of those tweets being rather mundane.
https://twitter.com/deletedbyMPs
It">https://twitter.com/deletedby... simply lists all the tweets MPs delete. And there are a lot of them, many of those tweets being rather mundane.
Basically the issue is this though: the UK government is full of blaggers and liars as it is. You do not need to blag or lie, or be lazy in your tweeting, to show this.
What should you do?
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="1ď¸âŁ" title="Keycap digit one" aria-label="Emoji: Keycap digit one"> Before engaging with a "it& #39;s been deleted" tweet, use Twitter& #39;s advanced search to check
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="2ď¸âŁ" title="Keycap digit two" aria-label="Emoji: Keycap digit two"> If it has indeed been deleted, check if anyone reputable likewise can confirm it
(and of course make sure I practice what I preach too!)
/ends
