Twitter slapped its first 'manipulated media' label on an edited video of Joe Biden retweeted by Donald Trump

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• Last month Twitter announced it would label deceptively doctored or edited content with a "manipulated media" tag.
• Twitter used this tag for the first time on Sunday, applying it to a video retweeted by President Donald Trump.
• The video — which was first shared by Trump's head of social media — appeared to show Joe Biden accidentally endorsing Donald Trump for president, but was deceptively cut.
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Twitter has applied its first-ever "manipulated media" label to a video retweeted by Donald Trump, as first reported by The Washington Post.

The tweet was originally shared by White House head of social media Dan Scavino, and contains a video of Joe Biden which appears to show the Democratic candidate stumble during a speech and accidentally endorse Donald Trump for president, saying "we can only re-elect Donald Trump."

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