Was the X account of Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys suspended after they made comments about Elon Musk and MAGA hats during a concert in Boston on St. Patrick's Day, 2025? No, that's not true: The band's founder Ken Casey said they qui
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The Dispatch→ Twitter Is Real Life
The reply guys are in charge now.
The Dispatch→ When Elon Musk’s Twitter Becomes Real Life
The tech-bro CEO is taking a sledgehammer to the federal government.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Account Activity Does NOT Reflect That Viral List Of Businesses, Celebrities ‘Stopped Posting On Twitter’
Have Visa, Etsy, Adobe, Android, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Mastercard, McDonald's, CVS Pharmacy, Home Depot and Walmart all stopped posting on Twitter, now called X? No, that's not true: There is no indication that the accounts named in th
PolitiFact→ How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation
Researchers and misinformation experts say that a year of Elon Musk’s changes to Twitter, now X, have worsened the information ecosystem on a platform once revered as a go-to place for breaking news. We unpacked how he did it.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Simpsons Did NOT Predict New Twitter X Logo — Altered Cartoon Image Of Old iPhone Home Screen
Did "The Simpsons" predict the new X logo for Twitter, which appeared as an icon on Homer Simpson's iPhone in an episode released on May 13, 2012? No, that's not true: This cartoon image has been altered to include the new "X" logo, but t
Truth or Fiction?→ WWF ‘Twitter Ad’ Uses ‘X’ Rebranding as Climate Analogy
On August 1 2023, a Reddit account shared a purported World Wildlife Fund (WWF) advertisement to r/europe: "Protect wildlife, before it’s too late" WWF Deutschland campaign by u/BkkGrl in europe Alongside a
AllSides→ The Twitter Debate About Biden’s Wages Claim
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/07/the-twitter-debate-about-bidens-wages-claim/ A reader’s note tempor
FactCheck.org→ The Twitter Debate About Biden’s Wages Claim
A reader’s note temporarily attached by Twitter to a claim by President Joe Biden — that “real wages for the average American worker is higher than it was before the pandemic” — said that statement “contains a factu
Full Fact→ Twitter community note about video of building collapsing in France is wrong
A community note on Twitter incorrectly claims a viral video of the aftermath of riots in France shows an unrelated incident in Paris from before the unrest began.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Twitter Community Note Falsely Claims Video In Benny Johnson Tweet Shows Paris Gas Explosion Aftermath
Does this video actually show damage to a Paris building from a gas explosion last month, as a Twitter Community Note suggests? No, that's not true: This video shows the collapse of a pharmacy building in the town of Montargis, France. Th
PolitiFact→ How Meta, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube plan to address 2024 election misinformation
YouTube said it will no longer remove videos that promote election falsehoods. Some digital misinformation experts warn that the policy change could have ripple effects across social media platforms, allowing misinformation to spread more easily.
Truth or Fiction?→ U.S. Navy Twitter Account Features Russian Ship on Independence Day Post
The U.S. Pacific Fleet — which calls itself the largest naval force of its type in the world — tweeted, then deleted a tweet marking the July 4th Independence Day holiday after a researcher pointed out that it used a photo depicting Russian
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Former Biden Campaign Worker Runs ‘Erica Marsh’ Twitter Account — Name Not Known To Biden Campaign, DNC, FEC
Is a Twitter account under the name of Erica Marsh run by someone with that name who identifies themself as a "Proud Democrat: Former Field Organizer to elect President Biden. Volunteer for the Obama Foundation"? No, that's not true: Ther
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Offer Tucker Carlson Role Of Twitter CEO After Fox News Firing
Did Elon Musk offer Tucker Carlson the Twitter CEO job after Carlson was fired from Fox News? No, that's not true: The website that posted the story is a satirical site. It included quotes that were never posted on Twitter by Musk regardi
Truth or Fiction?→ Fake Twitter Account @OceanGateExpeds Suspended After Spreading OceanGate Disinformation
As efforts to locate a “missing submersible” operated by OceanGate Expeditions continued on June 21 2023, the Twitter account @OceanGateExpeds published several viral tweets. The account was eventually suspended, but not before putting out
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Call For 20 Minute Twitter News Show – Tweet Originated on Parody Account
Did Elon Musk send a tweet calling for the introduction of "Twitter News," which would be a 20-minute clip each day covering "the most relevant topics from an unbiased viewpoint"? No, that's not true: The tweet originated on a parody acco
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine Did NOT Tell Elon Musk To Delete Tucker Carlson’s Twitter Account In 72 Hours
Did Ukraine demand Elon Musk delete Tucker Carlson's Twitter account within 72 hours, threatening consequences if the demand was not complied with? No, that's not true: the claim originated on a Russian Telegram channel known for satirica
Truth or Fiction?→ AOC Parody Account on Twitter Aims to Confuse
On May 30 2023, screenshots appeared of a tweet by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York), about a verified “parody account” targeting her: FYI there’s a fake account on here impersonating me and going viral. The Twitter CEO has e
Logically→ Misleading posts about ‘Disease X’ add fuel to misinformation on Twitter
AllSides→ Fact-checking Ron DeSantis’ 2024 presidential campaign kickoff on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk
https://politifact.com/article/2023/may/25/fact-checking-ron-desantis-2024-presidential-campa Florida G
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign kickoff on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk
Ron DeSantis launched his presidential campaign with a live discussion on Twitter, promising to fight “woke ideology.” We fact-checked his claims about open borders, classroom lessons, and whether “the whole book ban thing is a hoax.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Decline $120 Million Bud Light Twitter Marketing Campaign
Did Twitter CEO Elon Musk decline a $120 million Bud Light Twitter marketing campaign, saying "my principles come first"? No, that's not true: This story originated from a self-described satirical website aimed at trolling conservatives.
Truth or Fiction?→ Twitter Adds ‘State-Affiliated Media’ Label to NPR
On April 5 2023, a Reddit user shared a screenshot indicating that Twitter had abruptly applied a “state-affiliated media” label to the main feed for the National Public Radio network: I’m very close to deleting Twitter by
Logically→ Twitter users have falsely claimed a photograph shows a hospital room used to care for a victim of the recent shooting in Nashville
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Climate activist Greta Thumberg wasn’t banned from Twitter; just check her feed
“Elon Musk bans Greta Thunberg from Twitter.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Ban Greta Thunberg From Twitter — It’s Satirical Story
Did Elon Musk ban activist Greta Thunberg from Twitter? No, that's not true: Thunberg's Twitter account is still active. The claim appears in a publication with a disclaimer that its satirical articles are "not meant to be taken seriously
Truth or Fiction?→ Elon Musk Apologizes After Mocking Disabled Twitter Worker
Twitter owner Elon Musk backtracked on March 7 2023 after engaging in public mockery of one of the platform’s employees trying to find out whether he still had a job. Musk had claimed that Haraldur “Halli” Thorleiffson was not doing a
The Dispatch→ The Sweep: Twitter Bots for Trump
Former President Donald Trump addresses the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Fake accounts can have real consequences.The post The Sweep: Twitter Bots for Trump appeared firs
Poynter→ Misinformation ‘superspreader’ engagement increased 44% on Twitter since Musk purchase, study says
Since his acquisition of Twitter, tech mogul Elon Musk has received pushback on numerous occasions for promoting false information and conspiracy theories (some of which he has since walked back). […] The post Misinformation ‘superspreader’ e
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘You Must Remove the 🇺🇦 From Your Profile’ Twitter Pop-Up
On February 25 2023, Twitter user @walter_report shared a screenshot of a Twitter pop-up warning, which purportedly demanded that the account “remove the [Ukrainian flag emoji]” from their profile: You can’t be serious, @elonmusk? N
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Twitter Did NOT Institute Policy Banning Flag Of Ukraine
Did Twitter make a rule that users may not display the flag of Ukraine on their profile because it is considered a political statement against Russia? No, that's not true: A post from Walter Report contained a fabricated image which appea
Poynter→ Twitter is removing free API access and no one is excited
As part of Elon Musk’s latest attempts to turn a de facto online public square into a profitable enterprise (and rid the site of spam), Twitter announced earlier this month […] The post Twitter is removing free API access and no one is excited
The Dispatch→ The Impossible Task of ‘Fixing’ Twitter
A video explainer from The Dispatch.The post The Impossible Task of ‘Fixing’ Twitter appeared first on The Dispatch.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Twitter Files’ Hearing Further Exposes How It ‘Bent and Broke’ Rules for the Trump Administration
A House Oversight Committee ostensibly geared toward showing “suppression” of information regarding the laptop of Hunter Biden — the son of United States President Joe Biden and a frequent target of far-right conspiracist fantasies
AllSides→ FBI Reimbursed Twitter for Providing User Information
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/02/fbi-reimbursed-twitter-for-providing-user-information/ In an email to
FactCheck.org→ FBI Reimbursed Twitter for Providing User Information
In an email to a Twitter lawyer in February 2021, an unidentified Twitter employee wrote that the company had received over $3.4 million from the FBI since October 2019 as reimbursement for Twitter’s processing of legal requests for user informa
Logically→ Bill Gates disabled the comments feature on his Twitter after Elon Musk ‘exposed’ him in the Twitter Files.
Bill Gates has not been named in the Twitter Files. Gates's account turned off the comments in July 2020, before the files were released.
Truth or Fiction?→ A&W Root Bear ‘Bear Mascot’ Twitter Joke Ends Up on Fox News
As a January 2023 debate over M&Ms’ “spokescandies” moved through the news cycle, a tweet about A&W Restaurants purportedly issuing a similar statement was featured on Fox Business: Why are right wingers obsessed with animat
The Dispatch→ Twitter Files Explained w/ Kmele Foster
The Twitter Files exposed what we already knew. The post Twitter Files Explained w/ Kmele Foster appeared first on The Dispatch.