Summary
Twitter accused Britain's governing Conservatives Wednesday of misleading the public by rebranding themselves as fact-checkers during a live TV election debate, fueling concerns about trust in politics. The Tories also drew complaints from rival parties after renaming their press office Twitter account "factcheckUK" during Prime Minister Boris Johnson's clash with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn Tuesday night.
In a sign of the times, the studio audience in Tuesday's debate laughed at Corbyn when he said his Brexit position was clear, and also at Johnson when he insisted that the truth was important.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab played down the move to rebrand the @CCHQPress account during Tuesday's debate, saying it was part of the "cut and thrust" of social media.
Johnson's party has previously been criticized for putting out a video of a top Labour figure talking about Brexit, which had been edited to make him appear confused.
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