I think you forgot to include that this policy only applies when the incorrect tweet is going viral.
Does that make this tweet false?
If you tweet something you later discover to be false, *please*: (1) screencap the tweet (2) DELETE THE TWEET. (3) tweet an explanation of the retraction with the screencap This is all-is-forgiven +100 brownie points in my book. https://www.thedailybeast.com/heres-how-to-keep-fake-news-off-twitter …pic.twitter.com/Orn7jzt3vi
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FWIW, I only endorse doing this for mistakes that are (a) central to the main point of the tweet, and (b) divisive/accusatory/inflammatory.
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For example I tweeted about Dumas being paid by the line, and in passing referred to Dickens being paid by the word, which turned out to not be quite true. But I left the original tweet up bc (a) the main point was about Dumas, and (b) the Dickens mistake wasn't inflammatory.
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Additionally, when we see other people perform those three steps we need to signal boost that resulting tweet. A good example is when
@jennafischer updated her priors on what the impact of a policy was - she deserves praise for keeping herself honest
https://twitter.com/jennafischer/status/946133738462654464 …
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IRL one doesn't get to just delete their mistakes. If your errors get propagated more than your truths (or corrections), then: 1. you have bad followers 2. you are more useful when you are wrong. Quite likely both. So tweet responsibly. Reality is stranger than fiction.
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