The article highlights concerns over the pervasive spread of divisive political misinformation on social media platforms, particularly X. It notes that crucial notes regarding these false narratives often go unseen, hindering efforts for crowd-sourced fact-checking and leaving incorrect information to flourish. This misinformation is described as extremely harmful, causing increased unrest and societal division. Furthermore, findings show that up to 85% of community notes remain invisible, raising questions about their effectiveness, especially as X's user base grows significantly, making the need for better fact-checking tools imperative.
Notes on divisive political misinformation often go unseen, preventing effective crowd-sourced fact-checking and allowing harmful falsehoods to proliferate unchecked.
Research indicates that the most harmful types of misinformation fail to achieve cross-political consensus, further exacerbating societal unrest and division.
Community Notes on X are ineffective in countering misinformation, leaving 85% of notes invisible to users, illustrating their limitations.
With an increase in user base, the current tools against misinformation on X are flawed and in dire need of improvement.
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