Instagram removes Candace Owens quote from user's story: Instagram removed a Candace Owens quote from a user's story. The quote said, "Fact-checkers operate on the idea that most Americans are too dumb to understand how businesses and their subsidiaries work." Instagram claimed the post violated the platform's guidelines on hate speech or symbols, according to a purported screenshot. Owens shared the censorship on her Twitter account, but redacted the user's name.