{"id":2315633,"date":"2024-07-29T17:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T21:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meta-says-it-mistakenly-fact-checked-image-of-trump-raising-his-fist-after-shooting-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T17:21:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T21:21:54","slug":"meta-says-it-mistakenly-fact-checked-image-of-trump-raising-his-fist-after-shooting-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meta-says-it-mistakenly-fact-checked-image-of-trump-raising-his-fist-after-shooting-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta says it mistakenly fact-checked image of Trump raising his fist after shooting &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmeta-says-it-mistakenly-fact-checked-image-of-trump-raising-his-fist-after-shooting-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2315633&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Meta, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fmr-google-employee-reveals-company-changed-news-algorithm-to-target-president-trump\/\" title=\"Fmr. Google employee reveals company changed news algorithm to target President Trump\">tech conglomerate<\/a>, recently acknowledged a mistake regarding the fact-checking of \u200can\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-zoa-accuses-holocaust-museum-of-appalling-censorship-of-palestinian-mufti-ties-to-hitler\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: ZOA Accuses Holocaust Museum of \u2018Appalling\u2019 Censorship of Palestinian Mufti Ties to Hitler\">image depicting<\/a> former President Donald Trump \u200braising his fist following an assassination attempt at\u2063 a campaign rally in \u2062Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. The\u2064 company had\u2062 flagged the\u200c iconic image as \u2064misinformation; however, a spokesperson clarified\u200b that this fact check \u2062was intended for a manipulated \u2062version of the image showing\u200d smiling Secret Service agents around Trump. Meta&#8217;s spokeswoman, Dani Lever, stated that \u2064systems incorrectly \u2062applied the warning to\u2064 the authentic photo, and the error has since \u2062been corrected.\u200d The company has apologized \u200bfor the\u200d oversight.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Meta says it mistakenly fact-checked image of Trump raising his fist after shooting<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1716365\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Tech conglomerate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/meta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Meta<\/a> said it mistakenly fact-checked the image of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> raising his fist moments after being shot during an assassination attempt at a July 13 campaign rally in Butler, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Facebook is now censoring the iconic image of Trump&#8217;s defiant fist<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s now flagged as MISINFORMATION <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ePUl5kuMw6\">pic.twitter.com\/ePUl5kuMw6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1817941294389264583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Meta spokeswoman Dani Lever said the company&rsquo;s fact check warning was supposed to apply to an altered version of the image showing Secret Service agents around Trump smiling.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was an error. This fact check was initially applied to a doctored photo showing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fake-photos-online-show-donald-trump-and-secret-service-agents-smiling-after-an-assassination-attempt\/\" title=\"Fake photos online show Donald Trump and Secret Service agents smiling after an assassination attempt\">secret service agents smiling<\/a>, and in some cases our systems incorrectly applied that fact check to the real photo,&rdquo; Lever wrote in a statement on X on Monday. &ldquo;This has been fixed and we apologize for the mistake.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This was an error. This fact check was initially applied to a doctored photo showing the secret service agents smiling, and in some cases our systems incorrectly applied that fact check to the real photo. This has been fixed and we apologize for the mistake. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y613GuuJpV\">https:\/\/t.co\/y613GuuJpV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dani Lever (@Dani_Lever) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dani_Lever\/status\/1817969794446143638?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meta works with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-the-medias-embarrassing-incuriosity-about-wuhan\/\" title=\"GRAHAM: The Media\u2019s Embarrassing Incuriosity About Wuhan\">independent fact-checkers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/formedia\/blog\/third-party-fact-checking-how-it-works\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>utilizes<\/a> artificial intelligence to &ldquo;scale the work of fact-checkers by applying warning labels to duplicates of false claims, and reducing their distribution,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/formedia\/blog\/third-party-fact-checking-how-it-works\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> the company&rsquo;s website.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple accounts posted screenshots to X on Monday showing that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/facebook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Facebook<\/a> had flagged the iconic image of Trump as an &ldquo;altered photo.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1716365\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1716365\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta has acknowledged that it incorrectly fact-checked an image of former President Donald Trump raising his fist shortly after he was shot during an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. A Meta spokesperson, Dani Lever, explained that the fact-check warning was intended for a manipulated version of the photo that depicted Secret Service agents smiling around Trump. She stated, &#8220;This was an error. Our systems mistakenly applied the fact check to the authentic image as well.&#8221; The issue has since been resolved, and they have issued an apology for the oversight. According to Meta&#8217;s website, the company collaborates with independent fact-checkers and employs artificial intelligence to enhance their efforts by labeling false claims and limiting their spread. Several users shared screenshots on X showing that Facebook had marked Trump&#8217;s iconic image as &#8220;altered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3192,"featured_media":2315634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24195851940609-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[14599,7380,9276,32364,3634],"class_list":["post-2315633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fact-checking","tag-misinformation","tag-meta","tag-social-media","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24195851940609-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3192"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2315633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2315633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2315633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2315633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}