From The Straits Times · · 50s
X Community Notes missed US election falsehoods
X's Community Notes failed to flag 93.1% of US election falsehoods before Nov 3 votes.
In brief
X's Community Notes failed to flag 93.1% of US election falsehoods before Nov 3 votes. NewsGuard found X's Community Notes missed 93.1% of false claims about US midterm elections. Originally reported by The Straits Times.
X Community Notes
X's Community Notes lets users add context or corrections to posts.
NewsGuard study
NewsGuard found X missed 93.1% of false claims about US midterm elections.
False claims
X posted false claims about voter ID laws and election fraud.
Musk's role
Musk promoted Community Notes as 'awesome' but shared false election claims.
“awesome”
Correction rate
Only 13 of dozens of false posts were corrected by Community Notes.
Partisan bias
Community Notes can be shaped by partisan bias and works best on clear topics.
The bottom line
NewsGuard found X's Community Notes missed 93.1% of false claims about US midterm elections.
