US EditionMusk’s X failing to control surge of US election misinformation: CCDH Report
- Elon Musk's X platform is struggling to manage the spread of misinformation, creating significant issues for election officials in battleground states, according to CNN.
- The Center for Countering Digital Hate reported that 74 percent of reviewed misleading election-related posts on X lacked accurate fact-checking notes, reaching billions.
- Election officials believe Musk's actions on X resemble election interference, as quoted by a report highlighting his influence and donations.
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Election Officials Fight Elon Musk’s Misinformation
“Elon Musk’s misinformation megaphone has created a ‘huge problem’ for election officials in key battleground states who told CNN they’re struggling to combat the wave of falsehoods coming from the tech billionaire and spreading wildly on his X platform,” CNN reports. “Election officials in pivotal battleground states including Pennsylvania, Michigan and Arizona have all tried – and largely failed – to fact-check Musk in real time. At least one …
Musk's X ineffective against surge in US election misinformation, report says
The crowd-sourced fact-checking feature of Elon Musk's X, Community Notes, is not countering false claims about the U.S. election, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) said in a report on Wednesday.
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X’s crowd-sourced ‘Community Notes’ fact checks fail to address flood of U.S. election misinformation, report says
The nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate found that accurate notes correcting false and misleading claims about the elections were not displayed on 209 out of a sample of 283 posts deemed misleading — or 74%.
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