X’s collaborative ‘Community Notes’ verification system falls short in countering misinformation surrounding the U.S. election

X’s collaborative ‘Community Notes’ verification system falls short in countering misinformation surrounding the U.S. election

X’s Community Notes program, which relies on crowd-sourced fact-checking, has been criticized for not effectively addressing the spread of misinformation related to the U.S. elections on Elon Musk’s social media platform. A report published by the Center for Countering Digital Hate revealed that a significant number of misleading posts were not corrected by accurate notes … Read more

Analysis: The Controversy Surrounding Biden’s Slip of the Tongue

Analysis: The Controversy Surrounding Biden’s Slip of the Tongue

David Kurtz discusses the media’s heightened reaction to President Biden’s statement regarding the comedian who referred to Puerto Rico as an “island of garbage.” Biden clarified that he was actually calling the people at the Madison Square Garden event garbage, not Puerto Rico. This caused a frenzy in the media and the Republican Party, diverting … Read more