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Claim: Twitter is violating free speech. Fact check: False

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Twitter added fact checks to two of President Trump's tweets regarding mail-in ballots. A small blue link at the bottom of the tweet encourages users to "Get the facts about mail-in ballots."

This is not a violation of free speech. For one, the president's tweets are still visible. Additionally, free speech is a concept passed from government to citizen, not the other way around. As a private company, Twitter is not beholden to the constitutional concept of free speech and therefore cannot violate it. Twitter is free to regulate its private platform in any way. Free speech, just like any constitutional concept, only applies to the government.

Furthermore, Twitter's action of sticking a fact check on Trump's tweet is itself an act protected by the First Amendment.

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Similarity Hub Shows >700 Instances of Cross-Partisan Common Ground

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Getty Images, David Malan

Similarity Hub Shows >700 Instances of Cross-Partisan Common Ground

It is a common refrain to say that Americans need to find common ground across the political spectrum.

Over the past year, AllSides and More Like US found >700 instances of common ground on political topics, revealed in Similarity Hub. It highlights public opinion data from Gallup, Pew Research, YouGov, and many other reputable polling firms.

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U.S. Refines Military Strategy in Africa As Development Programs Face Cuts

Royal Moroccan Armed Forces service members and U.S. Army Soldiers hold an African Lion banner during a Moroccan F-16 flyover at the closing day of African Lion 2025 (AL25) at Tantan, Morocco, May 23, 2025.

By Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Mallett/U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

U.S. Refines Military Strategy in Africa As Development Programs Face Cuts

WASHINGTON – Both the Trump administration and its critics agree the U.S. risks losing influence in Africa to rivals like China and Russia. But while the administration argues its commercially driven foreign policy will reverse the trend, critics warn that retreating from development and diplomacy could deepen the problem.

Under the Trump administration, the U.S. plans to consolidate embassies, scale back USAID operations, and pivot towards a security and commercial driven approach on the continent. While U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) defense officials insist their core missions within Africa will remain intact, civilian experts and lawmakers argue that abandoning diplomatic and development tools opens the door for strategic competitors to fill the void and fails to take into account what would best benefit African countries.

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