NewsGuard identified seven accounts it describes as “misinformation superspreaders,” which have shared widely debunked claims about the conflict.
Verified users are also eligible to receive payments from the platform, financially incentivizing posts from the users who are actively spreading misinformation.
The group said 186 of the 250 posts were sent by premium X accounts.
Soon after NewsGuard published its report Thursday, Musk posted on X that the company “should be disbanded immediately.” CNN has reached out to X and Musk for further comment.
In May, there was a brief dip in the stock market after verified accounts on X shared fake images of a purported “explosion” near the Pentagon.
Persons:
NewsGuard, ” NewsGuard, Musk, ”, Linda Yaccarino
Organizations:
CNN, Elon, Twitter, Hamas, ” CNN, European Union, EU, Meta, X, Pentagon
Locations:
Israel