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2023-01-21 14:20:52 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8A21645CA58CE44923062E8CD4B085CABED347B252C2E0B344152721428A9489
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The AP and other just released articles stating that climate misinformation is boosted on twitter: https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-technology-science-social-media-a7e2e3214abb4470dcb6e2837aa39c2e https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/5/23494220/elon-musk-twitter-climate-misinformation-rise-analysis Musk also removed the COVID-19 misinformation policy on twitter. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/29/twitter-stops-policing-covid-19-misinformation-under-ceo-elon-musk.html While in 2018, a study determined the false news travels faster than real news: https://news.mit.edu/2018/study-twitter-false-news-travels-faster-true-stories-0308
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