Musk, as recently as November, called Community Notes “awesome” and boasted how everybody’s content gets checked.

Community Notes are supposed to be added to posts to limit misinformation spread after a broad consensus is reached among X users with diverse viewpoints on what corrections are needed. But Musk now claims a "fix" is needed to prevent supposedly outside influencers from allegedly gaming the system.

Community Notes, a feature on X (formerly known as Twitter), is under scrutiny as its effectiveness in combating misinformation is questioned. Initially introduced as Birdwatch in 2021 and rebranded after Elon Musk’s acquisition in 2022,

Elon Musk has announced plans to revamp X’s Community Notes feature after it contradicted a statement by President Donald Trump regarding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s approval rating. The incident has ignited debates over the platform’s role in moderating political discourse and the integrity of its fact-checking mechanisms.