Twitter accuses Tories of misleading public with 'factcheck' foray

Reported today on The Guardian Technology For the full article visit: http://bit.ly/33ZUtPP Twitter accuses Tories of misleading public with \'factcheck\' foray Dominic Raab defends rebranding account during debate and adds: \'no one gives a toss\' Latest election news - live updates Twitter has accused the Conservatives of misleading the public after they rebranded one of their official party accounts to make it look like a factchecking service during the ITV leaders\' debate. The party was widely criticised on Tuesday night when it temporarily changed the name of its Conservative campaign headquarters press office Twitter account, which is followed by nearly 76,000 users, to factcheckUK from its usual CCHQPress. The account\'s avatar was switched during the debate from the party\'s logo to a white tick against a purple background, and the account was used to promote pro-Tory statements prefixed