# X Community Notes missed US election falsehoods

> X's Community Notes failed to flag 93.1% of US election falsehoods before Nov 3 votes.
- Title: X Community Notes missed US election falsehoods | Shortify
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: newsguard, us midterm elections, community notes, election falsehoods, musk, news, world, Community, Notes, missed, election, falsehoods
- Source: The Straits Times — https://straitstimes.com/world/x-community-notes-failed-to-flag-us-election-falsehoods-study-says
- Published: 2026-10-21T23:10:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: x, newsguard, us midterm elections, community notes, election falsehoods, musk, news, world
## 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.

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## 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.
## Key takeaway

NewsGuard found X's Community Notes missed 93.1% of false claims about US midterm elections.