Trump Slams Social Media, Says Fake News Is Better Than Censorship

Trump Slams Social Media, Says Fake News Is Better Than Censorship
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk on the South Lawn to board Marine One at the White House in Washington on Aug. 24, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is ramping up his criticism of social-media companies, accusing them of silencing and censoring users, especially conservatives.

“Social Media Giants are silencing millions of people,” the president wrote on Twitter on Aug. 24. “Can’t do this even if it means we must continue to hear Fake News like CNN, whose ratings have suffered gravely. People have to figure out what is real, and what is not, without censorship!”
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
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