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Uncorrected posts generated millions of interactions before the November 3 elections.","category":"Media","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T02:05:32.325Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-22T00:05:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T12:45:35.654Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":64,"critic":77,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Trust 64 – multiple independent digests and CTV cite NewsGuard’s 93.1% failure figure with source attribution.","critic":"Critic 77 – explains relevance, gives specific figures, separates facts, and is clearly written.","hype":"Hype 15 – measured language, no clickbait or exaggerated claims."}},"tags":["#X","#CommunityNotes","#Misinformation","#USMidtermElections","#NewsGuard"],"entities":["X","Elon Musk","NewsGuard","U.S. midterm elections"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["X's Community Notes system failed to flag 93.1% of false claims about the U.S. midterm elections, according to a NewsGuard study.","Only 13 posts containing false election claims were tagged with Community Notes, despite millions of interactions.","The study identified false claims related to election fraud and voter ID laws.","Elon Musk, who promoted Community Notes, advanced at least four false claims himself, none of which were flagged."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly Twitter, failed to flag a significant majority of false claims concerning the U.S. midterm elections, a study by NewsGuard reported. The platform's crowdsourced verification system, Community Notes, tagged only 13 posts containing false election claims, despite these posts generating millions of interactions before the November 3 midterm elections. NewsGuard found that 93.1% of false claims related to the elections were not flagged by the system."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The falsehoods identified included allegations of election fraud and a claim by a conservative commentator that New York and California had made it illegal for voters to show their voter ID. Researchers have previously questioned the effectiveness of Community Notes in combating misinformation, noting that it works best on topics with broad consensus and can be influenced by partisan beliefs. 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