Opinion | X’s Community Notes had a marginal, if any, impact on the election Our analysis of the 3,637 notes from Election Day shows that users found the platform’s lonely moderation instrument to be mostly unhelpful November 14, 2024 Alex Mahadevan
It’s easy to find misinformation on social media. It’s even easier on X. A platform that used to downgrade hoaxes, conspiracy theories and false claims has become one where even the boss now spreads the stuff September 19, 2024 Angela Fu
No, Kamala Harris did not say she will shut down X if elected Social media users are misleadingly sharing an excerpt of comments Harris made years ago about Donald Trump’s Twitter presence September 6, 2024 Sofia Ahmed
A Biden ad that featured Arlington National Cemetery differs from a Trump campaign effort Joe Biden's ad contained a disclaimer that said the use of Defense Department footage does not imply an endorsement of the Biden campaign. September 4, 2024 Loreben Tuquero
Opinion | Donald Trump returned to X and Elon Musk greeted him with open arms In an ‘interview’ delayed due to technical glitches Monday night, Musk teed up Trump to say pretty much whatever he wanted August 13, 2024 Tom Jones
FULL TEXT: Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa empowers fact-checkers, warns of inflection point for democracy at GlobalFact 11 Philippine journalist calls tech companies "frenemies" with fact-checkers and urges them to act to stop the spread of misinformation June 27, 2024 Loreben Tuquero
Nobel laureate Maria Ressa tells tech companies: Now is the time to ‘do something’ Philippine journalist calls on sponsors of GlobalFact 11 fact-checking summit to protect democracy, stop spread of misinformation June 26, 2024 Loreben Tuquero
Opinion | Could social media soon have warning labels? The US surgeon general wants a warning — similar to those on tobacco products — that points out mental health risks of TikTok, Instagram and others June 18, 2024 Tom Jones
Opinion | An unsettling look at Donald Trump’s social media rants The former president’s social media audience has diminished since 2021, but his posts — mostly on Truth Social — have only gotten more disturbing April 23, 2024 Tom Jones
Opinion | ‘A moment for the ages’ as Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to families of abuse victims ‘I’m sorry for everything you have all been through. No one should have to go through the things that your families have suffered.’ February 1, 2024 Tom Jones
Opinion | Look for the death of X and audio deepfakes in 2024 A look back at the big trends in misinformation in 2023, and what to expect this year. January 4, 2024 Alex Mahadevan
Opinion | Elon Musk and X welcome back conspiracy theorist Alex Jones Jones was banned in 2018, well before Musk bought the social media site, for promoting hate speech and antisemitic conspiracy theories. December 11, 2023 Tom Jones
Opinion | Advertisers are backing away from Elon Musk’s X Is his reckless and odd behavior with his social media toy finally catching up with him? November 29, 2023 Tom Jones
Fact-checking 3 claims from an episode of Tucker Carlson’s X show about trans health care On Oct. 4, Carlson released an episode titled ‘Trans, Inc’ that focused on gender-affirming health care provided to transgender people. November 16, 2023 Grace Abels
Opinion | The fog of war envelops social media Hamas and the Israeli government are pioneering ways to shape public opinion about the war through Telegram, X and other social sites. October 18, 2023 Tom Jones
