The leading online platforms where such images are disseminated have inconsistent policies on the matter. Twitter did not respond with comment to a Washington Post inquiry about the images. A Meta spokeswoman pointed to examples of the images — which quickly leaped off Twitter to other platforms — being fact-checked on its services, including on the photo-sharing app Instagram. YouTube and TikTok did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
“Missing Context. Independent fact-checkers say information in this post could mislead people,” reads the red text below one of the images in a post shared by an account with more than 3,000 followers.
On Facebook, however, one of the images was left untouched when shared by a user with three times as many followers. “In an unprecedented turn of events, former President Donald Trump was arrested and escorted to federal prison,” wrote the user, who describes himself as a blogger and former U.S. infantryman. “The shocking image of Trump, with officers holding both of his hands, quickly circulated on []
