Fact Check: Are X's Community Notes Fueling Misinformation?

UN associate loses blue check on X after getting hit with US sanctions

Regarding the conflict in the Middle East, many international groups have attempted to curb the United States' policies that support its allies abroad. However, the social media platform X, in cooperation with the United States, has slapped one of its major international detractors with sanctions, set to go into effect later this week. Francesca Albanese, an Italian associate with the United Nations covering the conflict between Israel and Pales…

UN rapporteur tells Press TV US sanctions ‘nothing’ compared to Palestinian plight

Francesca Albanese dismisses US sanctions over her critical stance on the Israeli regime as “nothing” compared to what Palestinians are enduring in their homeland.

X strips UN’s Albanese of ’blue check’ after pro-Israel pressure

Elon Musk's X has stripped Francesca Albanese of the 'blue check' on her personal profile on Tuesday following a complaint by a pro-Israel pressure group. UN Watch had written to the X CEO demanding that he remove her verified status, arguing that it would violate impending US sanctions on the UN special rapporteur. The move will limit Albanese's visibility and reach on the social media platform and comes as part of a broader campaign by pro-Isr…

Fact check: Are X's community notes fueling misinformation?

"Community notes" are supposed to provide helpful context to potentially misleading content on X. But they are appearing less often and, when they do, sometimes present inaccurate information. Can users trust them?

U.N. Official Francesca Albanese Loses “Blue Check” on X After U.S. Sanctions, Legal Appeal to Elon Musk

GENEVA, August 4, 2025 — For the first time ever, a U.N. official has lost verified status on social media. Francesca Albanese, the controversial U.N. special rapporteur on Palestine who was sanctioned by the United States last month, has lost her “blue check” verified status on X, formerly Twitter, just days after a legal appeal was sent to the platform’s owner Elon Musk by a law firm representing Geneva-based watchdog group UN Watch. The lette…