»During several geopolitical crises, #X ranked dead last in:

Removing harmful #propaganda
Labeling state-sponsored #disinformation
Slowing viral #falsehoods
Preventing impersonation attacks

Meanwhile, #Musk personally retweeted accounts spreading:

False casualty numbers
Fabricated battlefield maps
#Deepfake videos
#Conspiracy theories about European governments

The owner's amplification of the violations became Exhibit A.«

https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/elon-muskx-vs-the-eu-the-120-million?utm_campaign=web&utm_medium=mastodon

Elon Musk/X vs The EU: THE €120 Million Fine And Threat That Could Ban X From The EU For Good

The EU Finally Fined Musk for Turning X Into a Disinformation Amusement Park — and What Happens When He Pretends He’s Above the Law

Dean Blundell

«From publishing #falsehoods to pushing far-right #ideology, #Grokipedia gives chatroom comments equal status to research.

No surprise there, folks. Grok got his training in the toxic cesspit known as X, and Grokipedia was launched to correct the claimed falsehoods and bias of #wikipedia. Yes, the fringe right truly hates facts.

#Musk is trash, #Grok is trash, Grokipedia is trash. So better steer clear of that rubbish. #AI #tech

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/03/grokipedia-academics-assess-elon-musk-ai-powered-encyclopedia

In Grok we don’t trust: academics assess Elon Musk’s AI-powered encyclopedia

From publishing falsehoods to pushing far-right ideology, Grokipedia gives chatroom comments equal status to research

The Guardian
Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names | Kalzumeus Software

Classic essay about how software routinely bumbles human names.

How do you reason with someone who regularly spouts falsehoods but happens to be deaf?
#trolls #trolling #fakenews #superstitions #pseudoscience #crackpots #liars #hypocrites #hypocrisy #deafness #deaf #debate #discussions #falsehoods #facts
YouTube's genius plan: give #misinformation spewers a second chance 🎉 because clearly the first ban wasn't convincing enough. Who knew spreading #falsehoods could be a renewable resource? 🤦‍♂️
https://www.offthepress.com/youtube-will-let-users-booted-for-repeated-violations-of-covid-elections-policies-rejoin/ #YouTube #SecondChance #DigitalMedia #HackerNews #ngated
YouTube will let users booted for 'repeated violations' of COVID, elections policies 'rejoin'

YouTube creators kicked off the platform for “repeated violations of COVID-19 and elections integrity policies” will have an opportunity to “rejoin” in line with revised policies that allow “a wider range of content” on those subjects, its parent Alphabet told the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday. Issued in response to committee subpoenas in February 2023 and […]

Off The Press

#GOP #republican House, Senate and Executive Branch routinely #intimidate witnesses, #suborn #perjury, and present outright #falsehoods to create #falseNarratives intended to whip up the public into #fear #hysteria and #hate.

The #republicans systematic strategic #weaponization of the government against public #freedom, ability to #vote, #speak, and participate in #public life are a #direct #threat to #democracy.

« More than 100 of Donald Trump’s inaccurate statements are to be dissected by Channel 4 to coincide with his state visit, in what it described as “the longest uninterrupted reel of #untruths, #falsehoods and #distortions ever broadcast on television”.
The US president is expected to arrive in the UK on Tuesday night. He will enjoy a huge amount of special treatment as ministers attempt to preserve the special relationship, including a ceremonial welcome at Windsor Castle »

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/15/channel-4-donald-trump-uk-state-visit-reel-of-untruths

Channel 4 to mark Trump’s UK visit with ‘longest uninterrupted reel of untruths’

Broadcaster to dedicate Wednesday night schedule to unpicking US president’s false or misleading statements

The Guardian

Ha!
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«The US president is expected 2 arrive in the #UK on Tuesday night. He will enjoy huge amount of special treatment as ministers attempt 2 preserve the special relationship, including ceremonial welcome @ #WindsorCastle for #Trump & his wife, #Melania

However, #Channel4 is dedicating its Wednesday night schedule to unpicking what it describes as the #falsehoods expressed by Trump since taking office in a broadcast that insiders said would last several hours»

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/15/channel-4-donald-trump-uk-state-visit-reel-of-untruths

Channel 4 to mark Trump’s UK visit with ‘longest uninterrupted reel of untruths’

Broadcaster to dedicate Wednesday night schedule to unpicking US president’s false or misleading statements

The Guardian
Falsehoods and Inconsistencies: UAW Files Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against GE Aerospace for Failing to Bargain in Good Faith - UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America

The UAW has filed unfair labor practice charges alleging that GE Aerospace has bargained in bad faith, due to inconsistencies and false statements about bargaining.

UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America

The #AI that lazy people adore is trained on the hard work of those few folks who published free content. But the AI, after having skimmed those publishers, are actively preventing visitors to those sources, through the fashionable “AI search responses”.

As humanity gets ever dumber, AI will have no new material produced by intelligent humans, and would have to resort to training on the hallucinations generated by other AIs, who are themselves controlled by avaricious sub-humans. That is a positive feedback loop that will blow up #falsehoods.