Twitter, Facebook fail to corral Trump's misinformation about U.S. vote count


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  • Wednesday, 04 Nov 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Kenosha Regional Airport in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., November 2, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

(Reuters) - Tech companies are trying to curb a surge in U.S. election misinformation, with President Donald Trump and his allies taking to social media to falsely claim victory and make unsupported allegations of voter fraud.

Trump's allegations come as some battleground states are legally processing provisional and mail-in ballots, a process that is taking longer than usual as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and extraordinarily high turnout.

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