Forbes reached out to Twitter to ask why it did not add context to the #JoeWire trend. A company spokesperson responded and said they were “looking into it.”The Twitter spokesperson followed up later and said the platform published a Twitter moment fact-checking the #JoeWire conspiracy theory and added context to the trend. Key BackgroundIn the hours leading up to the debate Tuesday, allies of the president spread a baseless conspiracy theory—spread widely on Facebook—suggesting Biden was planning to wear an earpiece to assist him with answering questions during the debate. And Biden’s personal Twitter account mocked the conspiracy theory in a tweet before the debate:TangentA separate false conspiracy theory similar to the wire claim made its rounds on QAnon and far-right accounts Tuesday that the bracelet Biden wore during the debate was a mic. That’s how many times the Biden wire video was viewed on James Woods’ Twitter account as of Wednesday morning.

Source: Forbes September 30, 2020 15:10 UTC