Social Media Giants Fail to Curb Hamas' Misinformation Campaign
Verified accounts on Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) spread 74% of the most viral false claims related to the Israel-Hamas conflict, according to an analysis by NewsGuard. These verified users, who pay a fee for the blue check, promoted fabricated narratives such as Ukraine providing weapons to Hamas and the capture of an Israeli senior official by Hamas. The posts gained over 1.3 million likes, reposts, replies, and bookmarks, reaching more than 100 million people globally. The influx of unchecked misinformation on X and other platforms has raised concerns about deteriorating trust from advertisers and potential violations of the EU's Digital Services Act.
- Verified Accounts on Musk’s X Spread 74 Percent of Israel-Hamas War Misinformation Rolling Stone
- Musk's X cashes in on 'superspreaders' of Israel-Hamas misinformation, new report finds CNN
- Gaza Conflict Proves That X and Meta Are Publishers Too Bloomberg
- Vantage | How Hamas is acing the social media game despite bans Firstpost
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