- Twitter is expanding Birdwatch, a fact-checking program used to flag “misinformation,” ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
- Tweets flagged by Birdwatch have less credibility with users and are less likely to be retweeted – even though they often have proven to be accurate.
- Many Twitter fact-checks of tweets related to the 2020 election have been debunked as evidence of irregularities have emerged.
