With the gutting of content moderation initiatives at X, accounts with blue checks are disseminating debunked claims and gaining more followers.

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How Verified Accounts on X Thrive While Spreading Misinformation About the Israel-Hamas Conflict <[link removed]> With the gutting of content moderation initiatives at X, accounts with blue checks, once a sign of authenticity, are disseminating debunked claims and gaining more followers. Community Notes, X’s fact-checking system, hasn’t scaled sufficiently. by Jeff Kao, ProPublica, and Priyanjana Bengani, Tow Center for Digital Journalism

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