X's Community Notes Struggle to Curb Election Misinformation

A report finds that X's fact-checking system fails to effectively address misleading posts, allowing disinformation to proliferate.

Research by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) reveals that 74% of proposed accurate Community Notes on misleading election posts are not displayed.
Misleading posts on X have garnered billions of views, often outpacing the reach of fact-checked content by a significant margin.
Community Notes require consensus from diverse users to be shown, but this is rarely achieved on polarizing topics.
X has introduced 'Lightning Notes' to speed up fact-checking, yet the number of posts quickly corrected remains low.
Calls for reform include enhancing transparency and rebuilding trust and safety teams to better manage misinformation.