Fake accounts, old videos, and rumors fuel chaos around Gaza hospital explosion
Misleading and false information is muddying efforts to uncover who is responsible for the deadly blast that killed hundreds of people
Video game clips and old videos are flooding social media about Israel and Gaza
"This is propaganda 101. You flood the gap, especially in those early hours, with content that suggests a certain narrative," said one observer.
For Trump, X marks the spot for his social media return. Why that could really matter
Donald Trump posted again for the first time in three years since being banned from various social media, taking to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter to post his mugshot.
Elon Musk sues disinformation researchers, claiming they are driving away advertisers
X, the company formerly known as Twitter, is suing the Center for Countering Digital Hate, which has documented the spread of hate speech and viral falsehoods on social media.
Suspended from Twitter, the account tracking Elon Musk's jet has landed on Threads
The account ElonJet tracked the movement of Elon Musk's private jet in real time, until it was suspended by Twitter last year. Now, it has resurfaced on Meta's fast-growing Twitter rival, Threads.
Twitter threatens to sue its new rival, Threads, claiming Meta stole trade secrets
An attorney for Twitter accused Meta of hiring dozens of former Twitter employees with the intention of creating a "copycat" platform, implying a lawsuit could come next.
Is Threads really a 'Twitter killer'? Here's what we know so far
Meta's new app, Threads, may be the latest in a long-string of Twitter's competitors, but it appears to have an edge in the game thanks to its ties to Instagram. Over 30 million users have joined.
The new Twitter account @DeSantisJet tracks the Florida governor's air travel
The page was created by Jack Sweeney, the 20-year-old who also started the popular Twitter account tracking billionaire Elon Musk's private jet.
Fake viral images of an explosion at the Pentagon were probably created by AI
Authorities quickly confirmed that no explosion had taken place but the faked images spread on Twitter for a short time. The incident briefly sent the stock market lower.
Twitter once muzzled Russian and Chinese state propaganda. That's over now
The company used "visibility filtering rules" in order to curtail propaganda and misinformation. Under Elon Musk, those guidelines have been discarded.