--- title: "NewsGuard: X Community Notes missed 93.1% of false US election claims" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/media/newsguard-x-community-notes-missed-931-of-false-us-election-claims" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/newsguard-x-community-notes-missed-931-of-false-us-election-claims" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/media/newsguard-x-community-notes-missed-931-of-false-us-election-claims.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/newsguard-x-community-notes-missed-931-of-false-us-election-claims" category: "Media" area: "United States" published: "2026-10-22T02:05:32.325Z" source_reported: "2026-10-22T00:05:32.000Z" updated: "2026-10-22T12:45:35.654Z" trust_score: 64 critic_score: 77 hype_score: 15 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-10-22T12:34:02.485Z" --- # NewsGuard: X Community Notes missed 93.1% of false US election claims *A study found the platform's crowdsourced fact-checking system failed to flag most misinformation ahead of the midterm elections.* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 64 of 100, higher is better. Trust 64 – multiple independent digests and CTV cite NewsGuard’s 93.1% failure figure with source attribution. - Craft 77 of 100, higher is better. Critic 77 – explains relevance, gives specific figures, separates facts, and is clearly written. - Hype 15 of 100, lower is better. Hype 15 – measured language, no clickbait or exaggerated claims. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - 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. 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. 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. X did not respond to requests for comment. ## Disagreement on Musk's own flagged posts CTV News reported that Elon Musk, who has 241.5 million followers on X, advanced at least four false claims related to the midterm elections, none of which carried Community Notes. None of the other reports mention whether Musk himself posted false claims or if they were flagged. ## What the coverage left out None of the right-rated digests mention that Elon Musk himself advanced at least four false claims related to the midterm elections, none of which carried Community Notes, as reported by CTV News. The unrated digest from El Economista also did not include this detail. ## Who covered it Shares of the 8 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 13% (1) - Centre: 49% (4) - Right: 38% (3) 4 of 12 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-10-22T12:34:02.485Z. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 37 times; 1 check found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-10-22T17:00:32.025Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left No separate framing summary. ### Centre - Centre-rated reports from CTV News, France24, and Morgan County Citizen led with the finding that X's Community Notes system failed to flag a vast majority of false claims related to the U.S. midterm elections. These reports highlighted that the system missed 93.1% of false claims and that uncorrected posts drew millions of interactions. CTV News, which provided a full report, also noted that Elon Musk himself advanced at least four false claims related to the midterm elections, none of which were flagged by Community Notes. France24 and Morgan County Citizen, using digests, also mentioned that the false claims included those promoted by the billionaire. ### Right - Right-rated reports from Free Malaysia Today News, Clarin, and The Straits Times focused on the core finding that X's Community Notes programme failed to flag most U.S. election falsehoods, citing the NewsGuard study. These digests stated that 93.1% of false claims were not flagged and that uncorrected posts generated millions of interactions. Clarin's digest also specified that only 13 misleading publications were labelled by the system. **Provisional coverage gap:** left. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - mixed: 2 - high: 3 - unknown: 4 - veryHigh: 3 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [Tjekdet](https://tjekdet.dk/indsigt/xs-community-notes-overser-falske-paastande-om-usas-midtvejsvalg-viser-studie) — X's Community Notes Overlooks False Claims About US Midterm Elections, Study Shows - [Outlook India](https://outlookindia.com/international/xs-community-notes-failed-to-flag-93-of-false-us-midterm-claims-study-finds) — X’s Community Notes Failed To Flag 93% Of False US Midterm Claims, Study Finds - [vietnamplus.vn](https://vietnamplus.vn/phan-lon-thong-tin-sai-lech-ve-bau-cu-my-tren-x-chua-duoc-gan-canh-bao-post1143632.vnp) — Much of the Misinformation About the US Election on X Has Not Been Flagged with Warnings. - [Times of India](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/x-community-notes-failed-to-flag-us-election-falsehoods-study-says/articleshow/135105737.cms) — X Community Notes: X Community Notes 'failed' to flag US election falsehoods, study says - [digitalchew.com](https://digitalchew.com/election-study-reveals-widespread-spread) — Study Reveals Widespread Spread of Election Fraud Myths on Social Media - [Free Malaysia Today News](https://freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/22/x-community-notes-failed-to-flag-us-election-falsehoods-study-says) — X Community Notes ‘failed’ to flag US election falsehoods, study says - [Clarin](https://clarin.com/estados-unidos/sistema-de-verificacion-de-x-fallo-en-identificar-informacion-electoral-falsa-en-eeuu-estudio_0_yscT5SfVb9.html) — X Verification System Failed to Identify False Electoral Information in the US (Study) - [The Straits Times](https://straitstimes.com/world/x-community-notes-failed-to-flag-us-election-falsehoods-study-says) — X Community Notes fails to flag election falsehoods - [CTV News](https://ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/x-community-notes-failed-to-flag-us-election-falsehoods-study-says) — X Community Notes ‘failed’ to flag U.S. election falsehoods, study says - [France24](https://france24.com/en/live-news/20261021-x-community-notes-failed-to-flag-us-election-falsehoods-study-says) — X Community Notes 'failed' to flag US election falsehoods, study says - [Morgan County Citizen](https://morgancountycitizen.com/news/national/x-community-notes-failed-to-flag-us-election-falsehoods-study-says/article_dd64ac78-270a-50f0-a265-3a87f5776bcd.html) — X Community Notes 'failed' to flag US election falsehoods, study says - [rtl.lu](https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/x-community-notes-failed-to-flag-us-election-falsehoods-study-says-1091186408) — X Community Notes 'failed' to flag US election falsehoods, study says - [Barron's](https://barrons.com/news/x-community-notes-failed-to-flag-us-election-falsehoods-study-says-c9956e3e) — X Community Notes 'Failed' To Flag US Election Falsehoods, Study Says - [coastaltvnews.com](https://coastaltvnews.com/business/x-community-notes-failed-to-flag-us-election-falsehoods-study-says/article_ab0b05ef-95af-5264-ab89-4621906b4c1f.html) — X Community Notes 'failed' to flag US election falsehoods, study says - [El Economista](https://eleconomista.com.mx/tecnologia/notas-comunidad-x-fallan-identificar-informacion-electoral-falsa-eu-estudio-20261021-839851.html) — Community of X Notes Fail to Identify False Electoral Information in the US, According to Study ## Questions **What did the NewsGuard study find about X's Community Notes?** The study found that X's Community Notes system failed to flag 93.1% of false claims related to the U.S. midterm elections. Only 13 posts with false election claims were tagged, despite these generating millions of interactions. **What kind of false claims were identified?** The identified falsehoods included allegations of election fraud and a claim that New York and California had made it illegal for voters to show their voter ID. These were among the posts not flagged by Community Notes. **Did Elon Musk's own posts get flagged?** According to CTV News, Elon Musk advanced at least four false claims related to the midterm elections. None of these posts were flagged by the Community Notes system. --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. Reproduced from https://mediabias.news/media/newsguard-x-community-notes-missed-931-of-false-us-election-claims. Please cite as: MediaBias News, "NewsGuard: X Community Notes missed 93.1% of false US election claims", https://mediabias.news/media/newsguard-x-community-notes-missed-931-of-false-us-election-claims