Fake Twitter Account @OceanGateExpeds Suspended After Spreading OceanGate Disinformation
After Elon Musk removed Twitter’s verification system, a fake OceanGate account successfully spread falsehoods during an active disaster.
After Elon Musk removed Twitter’s verification system, a fake OceanGate account successfully spread falsehoods during an active disaster.
Before Elon Musk complained about a “woke mind virus,” he tweeted in support of Pride month.
A “parody” account for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) was designed to look real; Elon Musk engaged with it to boost its visibility.
The label came amid controversy around Twitter owner Elon Musk’s plan to start charging organizations monthly subscriptions for a “verified” badge.
Don’t believe every “screenshot” you see floating around.
Fact checkers have long relied on ProPublica’s Politwoops to determine the veracity of tweets.
In December 2022, Musk tweeted about an incident involving a car and a “crazy stalker,” using the claim to justify Twitter censorship.
Twitter owner Elon Musk provided columnist Bari Weiss with internal documents in December 2022.
November 2022 brought with it a whirlwind of Twitter news, including an update to the platform’s policy on medical disinformation.
A popular tweet claimed that the amount of money Elon Musk would pay for Twitter was nearly the same as the Biden administration’s proposed climate budget cost.