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Correction: Facebook Papers-Trump Violence story

Oct 26, 2021, 4:00 PM | Updated: Oct 28, 2021, 2:59 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2020, file photo, a sign that counter-protesters lit on fire burns after su...

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2020, file photo, a sign that counter-protesters lit on fire burns after supporters of President Donald Trump held pro-Trump marches Saturday, in Washington. Reports of hateful and violent speech on Facebook poured in on the night of May 28 after President Donald Trump hit send on a social media post warning that looters who joined protests following Floyd's death last year would be shot, according to internal Facebook documents shared with The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

(AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

FILE - In this April 10, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes his seat to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington. Reports of hateful and violent speech on Facebook poured in on the night of May 28 after President Donald Trump hit send on a social media post warning that looters who joined protests following Floyd's death last year would be shot, according to internal Facebook documents shared with The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) FILE - In this May 28, 2020, file photo, protesters and residents watch as police in riot gear walk down a residential street, in St. Paul, Minn. Reports of hateful and violent speech on Facebook poured in on the night of May 28 after President Donald Trump hit send on a social media post warning that looters who joined protests following Floyd's death last year would be shot, according to internal Facebook documents shared with The Associated Press. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) FILE - In this June 1, 2020, file photo, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany stands at a podium as video clips of peaceful interactions between law enforcement and protesters demonstrating in response to the death of George Floyd play during a news conference at the White House, in Washington. Reports of hateful and violent speech on Facebook poured in on the night of May 28 after President Donald Trump hit send on a social media post warning that looters who joined protests following Floyd's death last year would be shot, according to internal Facebook documents shared with The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) FILE - In this June 20, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump arrives on stage to speak at a campaign rally at the BOK Center, in Tulsa, Okla. Reports of hateful and violent speech on Facebook poured in on the night of May 28 after President Donald Trump hit send on a social media post warning that looters who joined protests following Floyd's death last year would be shot, according to internal Facebook documents shared with The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes a drink of water as he testifies before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Reports of hateful and violent speech on Facebook poured in on the night of May 28 after President Donald Trump hit send on a social media post warning that looters who joined protests following Floyd's death last year would be shot, according to internal Facebook documents shared with The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) FILE - In this June 1, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump holds a Bible as he visits outside St. John's Church across Lafayette Park from the White House, in Washington. Reports of hateful and violent speech on Facebook poured in on the night of May 28 after President Donald Trump hit send on a social media post warning that looters who joined protests following Floyd's death last year would be shot, according to internal Facebook documents shared with The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) FILE - In this June 27, 2019, file photo, The U.S. President Donald Trump's Twitter feed is shown on a computer, in New York. Reports of hateful and violent speech on Facebook poured in on the night of May 28 after President Donald Trump hit send on a social media post warning that looters who joined protests following Floyd's death last year would be shot, according to internal Facebook documents shared with The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File) FILE - In this May 30, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks with members of the press on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington. Reports of hateful and violent speech on Facebook poured in on the night of May 28 after President Donald Trump hit send on a social media post warning that looters who joined protests following Floyd's death last year would be shot, according to internal Facebook documents shared with The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) FILE - In this May 29, 2020, file photo, protesters gather in front of a burning fast-food restaurant in Minneapolis. Reports of hateful and violent speech on Facebook poured in on the night of May 28 after President Donald Trump hit send on a social media post warning that looters who joined protests following Floyd's death last year would be shot, according to internal Facebook documents shared with The Associated Press. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) FILE - In this July 24, 2021, file photo, former President Donald Trump points to supporters after speaking at a Turning Point Action gathering, in Phoenix. Reports of hateful and violent speech on Facebook poured in on the night of May 28 after President Donald Trump hit send on a social media post warning that looters who joined protests following Floyd's death last year would be shot, according to internal Facebook documents shared with The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) FILE - In this June 3, 2020, file photo, a demonstrator stares at a National Guard soldier as protests continue over the death of George Floyd, near the White House in Washington, D.C. Reports of hateful and violent speech on Facebook poured in on the night of May 28 after President Donald Trump hit send on a social media post warning that looters who joined protests following Floyd's death last year would be shot, according to internal Facebook documents shared with The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2020, file photo, a sign that counter-protesters lit on fire burns after supporters of President Donald Trump held pro-Trump marches Saturday, in Washington. Reports of hateful and violent speech on Facebook poured in on the night of May 28 after President Donald Trump hit send on a social media post warning that looters who joined protests following Floyd's death last year would be shot, according to internal Facebook documents shared with The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a story published October 27, 2021, about Facebook and former President Donald Trump, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Trump sent posts about George Floyd on Twitter and Facebook at 9:53 a.m. on May 28, 2020. He tweeted the post at 9:53 p.m. on that date and repeated the comments on Facebook a few hours later.

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Correction: Facebook Papers-Trump Violence story