People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen.

People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen.

    • PxtlEnglish
      172·
      1 year ago

      It was the social media of choice for journalists. It was an excellent place to get your news as long as you followed the right people (reputable, credible professionals).

      Now many of those right people have left and they’re far more difficult to distinguish from the wrong people.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        Agreed. I didn’t use Twitter, but friends followed NPR correspondents for information and, while it didn’t replace the news, it enhanced it for them.

    • ohlaph@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      It actually had some credibility before. It wasn’t perfect by any means, but it did have some credibility. Not so much now.