Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey responds to criticism after dustup over adding fact-check labels to Trump's tweets

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• Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey responded to criticism from President Donald Trump and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a series of tweets Wednesday night.
• Trump lashed out at Twitter after a fact-checking label was added to several of his incorrect tweets about mail-in ballots in California, claiming the system is wrought with fraud and corruption.
• Zuckerberg contrasted his own social media site with Twitter, saying Facebook "shouldn't be the arbiter of truth of everything that people say online."
• Dorsey explained that the fact-checking links were meant to help users "connect the dots of conflicting statements and show the information in dispute so people can judge for themselves."
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey responded on Wednesday to mounting criticism from President Donald Trump and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg after Twitter added fact-checking labels to the president's tweets about mail-in ballots.

Dorsey tweeted Wednesday night saying that he is "ultimately accountable" for Twitter's actions regarding the fact-check links on the president's tweets, and implored the public to "leave our employees out of this."

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