Former President Trump took to Truth Social in response to censorship of the media relating to the failed attempt on his life, urging his supporters to "go after" two Big Tech companies. Trump lashed out at Meta and Google on Tuesday morning following outcry from social media users on Monday. Users reported that images and searches of the assassination attempt were being censored or marked as digitally altered.
Users across X shared reports that their Facebook accounts were labeling the image of Trump pumping his fist in the air after the July 13 assassination attempt as "altered," accompanied by the message "Independent fact-checkers reviewed a similar photo and said it was altered in a way that could mislead people.
We know people have been seeing incomplete, inconsistent, or out of date information on this topic," a Meta spokesperson said in a statement on the controversy. "We're implementing a fix to provide more up-to-date responses for inquiries, and it is possible people may continue to see inaccurate responses in the meantime." Meta Public Affairs Director Dani Lever later explained on X it was done in error as the systems were meant to detect a separate version of the image.