Misinformation on X played a critical role in getting Trump re-elected

Misinformation on X played a critical role in getting Trump re-elected

The ability to effectively share misinformation on X is a feature, not a bug. This played a critical role in facilitating Trump’s re-election.

Community Notes are rarely used, and even when they are, they don’t do a thing to actually control the spread of misinformation or hold the spreader of said misinformation accountable. The fact that there isn’t an effective way of reporting misinformation on X is irresponsible, to say the least.

At a time when foreign interference is a real threat to our democracy, powerful social media platforms should be stepping up their efforts to fight fake news, not encouraging it — or make it their whole raison d’être.

As a society, we have to decide whether we want to elect our leaders based on facts or on lies.

How Musk broke Twitter and helped elect Trump
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— Led By Donkeys (@ByDonkeys) November 9, 2024

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