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Twitter's crowdsourced fact-checking system, Community Notes, just received an update that the company claims will help to identify more "low quality" fact checks -- meaning, the notes written by Twitter users that are appended to tweets to provide further clarification and context.

The goal is to better identify low-quality contributions and eliminate “noise.”

Elon Musk was fact-checked by his own platform on Tuesday after he falsely attributed a quote to the science fiction epic “Dune" on Twitter.

Twitter fact-checked a bogus claim by President Joe Biden on Monday that he had lowered the deficit despite trillions in spending.

The White House on Monday was slapped with a Twitter Community Note adding context to an exaggerated claim about reducing the federal budget deficit.

The project allows users to suggest short notes that add missing context to viral tweets. It could change how social platforms operate.

Tech watchdogs are sounding off about what they think of Elon Musk's handling of Twitter, including a surge in user-generated fact-checks on progressive figures.

Yoel Roth, Twitter's former Head of Trust and Safety, today speaks out against the company's new owner Elon Musk and his management style.

'Gone but not forgotten. Rest easy king. Sept 19, 1974-Nov 15, 2022:' It appears Elon Musk was not aware of the viral hashtag.

After #RIPJimmyFallon was the top trending hashtag on Twitter, Fallon, more than alive, asked Musk for help but Musk responded with a sidestep.