Newsy's Latest Politics Roundup

Newsy's Latest Politics Roundup

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On May 27th, President Trump accused Twitter of bias against conservatives and threatened to shut it down after the platform added fact checks to his tweets. The fact checks linked to news stories investigating his statements. Meanwhile, the DOJ dropped its investigation into three senators accused of insider trading related to the pandemic, but continues to investigate Senator Richard Burr. The video concludes with a call to stay informed with opinion-free news and global headlines.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What action did President Trump threaten against Twitter?

To merge it with another platform

To buy it

To shut it down

To ban it from the United States

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Twitter add fact checks to some of President Trump's tweets?

To promote his tweets

To support his political campaign

To verify the accuracy of his statements

To increase their user base

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which senator is still under investigation by the DOJ for insider trading?

Dianne Feinstein

Richard Burr

Kelly Leffler

James Inhoff

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the reason for the insider trading accusations against the senators?

Leaking classified information

Tax evasion

Profiting from the pandemic

Campaign finance violations

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is encouraged at the end of the transcript?

To focus only on local news

To stay updated with unbiased news

To follow more opinionated news

To ignore global headlines