74% of viral X disinformation on Israel-Hamas war came from ‘verified’ accounts – report
A report says ‘verified’ accounts on X are superspreaders of disinformation about the Israel-Hamas war.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/technology/internet-culture/viral-x-twitter-disinformation-israel-hamas-war-verified-accounts/
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/technology/internet-culture/viral-x-twitter-disinformation-israel-hamas-war-verified-accounts/
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00:00 A report says verified accounts on X are super-spreaders of disinformation about the Israel-Hamas war.
00:06 NewsGuard, a website providing tools and analysis to counter disinformation, finds 74 percent
00:12 of the most engaged posts promoting false narratives about the war were posted by verified
00:16 X accounts.
00:18 Since Elon Musk's takeover of the platform, users on X can pay to be verified, though
00:22 without any formal vetting to ensure legitimacy.
00:25 X counts on its Community Notes system, which allows users to add context to potentially
00:29 misleading posts to get the job done.
00:32 But NewsGuard finds only 32 percent of the disinformation posts were flagged with a Community
00:37 Note.
00:37 (bright music)