A Twitter logo is seen on a computer screen in this photo illustration on October 30, 2017. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images) OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Twitter said Thursday that starting next week it will label or remove misleading claims that try to undermine public confidence in elections.The policy will apply to tweets that attempt to undermine people’s faith in the electoral process itself, such as false claims about election rigging or ballot tampering, or about the outcome of the vote, Twitter said.The policy goes into effect Sept.
17, a few weeks before the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election. Many Americans are expected to vote by mail due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which is likely to delay election results.