Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
23%
5 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
68/100
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Technology
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
X Community Notes ‘failed’ to flag US election falsehoods, study says
AI generated
asserted
AI → fail → falsehoods
A crowdsourced verification system used by Elon Musk’s X failed to flag a vast majority of false claims related to the US midterm elections – including those promoted by the billionaire – a study said on Oct 21.
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study → crowdsource → Oct
Community Notes, which allows users to contribute notes that add context or corrections to posts, was introduced by X in late 2022 and the same model is increasingly being adopted by other tech platforms.
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model → allow → platforms
But researchers have repeatedly questioned its effectiveness in combating misinformation.
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researchers → question → misinformation
NewsGuard, a US watchdog that rates the credibility of news and information sites, identified dozens of posts on X that advanced false claims related to the elections, including bogus allegations of election fraud.
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that → rat → fraud
Only 13 of those posts were tagged with Community Notes.
asserted
13 → tag → Notes
“X’s crowdsourced fact-checking programme failed to flag 93.1% of false claims related to the US midterm elections,” NewsGuard said.
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NewsGuard → crowdsource → elections
“The uncorrected X posts have drawn millions of interactions ahead of the Nov 3 midterm elections.”
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posts → draw → elections
The falsehoods included a post by a conservative commentator claiming that New York and California had made it illegal for voters to show – and officials to ask for – their voter ID.
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officials → include → ID
No such rule exists in either Democratic stronghold.
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rule → exist → stronghold
Musk has often promoted Community Notes, calling it “awesome” and asserting that all users, including himself, were subject to being corrected by the crowdsourced model.
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users → promote → model
NewsGuard, however, said that Musk, who has 241.5 million followers on X, has advanced at least four false claims related to the midterm elections, none of which carried Community Notes.
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none → say → Notes
X did not respond to AFP’s request for comment.
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X → respond → comment
Studies have shown Community Notes can work to dispel some falsehoods, like vaccine misinformation, but researchers have long cautioned that it works best for topics where there is broad consensus.
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it → show → topics
Some researchers have also cautioned that Community Notes users can be motivated to target political opponents by partisan beliefs.
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users → caution → beliefs
Tech platforms increasingly view the community-driven model as an alternative to professional fact-checking.
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platforms → view → checking
In 2025, Meta ended its third-party fact-checking programme in the United States, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg saying it had led to “too much censorship”.
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it → end → censorship
Professional fact-checkers vehemently reject the claim.
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checkers → reject → claim
In September, Meta said it had begun testing its own version of Community Notes in 16 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, in a step toward replacing its fact-checking programme.
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it → say → programme
Meta gave no timeline for when the change will become official.
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change → give → timeline
Meta’s Oversight Board, a quasi-independent body the company funds to review its moderation decisions, said Community Notes was not an adequate replacement for fact-checking.
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Notes → fund → checking
AFP currently works in 26 languages with Meta’s global fact-checking programme, including in Latin America.
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AFP → work → America
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