Policy · Updated 22 Oct, 08:40 am IST
Study finds X's Community Notes missed most US midterm-election falsehoods
Why it matters for readers: It highlights that crowd-sourced fact-checking isn’t always reliable, so treat social posts—especially about elections—cautiously.
- NewsGuard identified dozens of X posts that advanced false claims related to the US midterm elections.1
- Only 13 of those posts were tagged with Community Notes, meaning 93.1% of the false claims were unflagged.1
- The uncorrected posts attracted millions of interactions ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.1
- Elon Musk has promoted Community Notes and said users, including himself, can be corrected by the system; NewsGuard reported issues despite that promotion.1
- Examples of falsehoods included a claim that New York and California made it illegal for voters to show voter ID—no such rule exists in those states.1
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