Twitter was once a town square for news. Now, it’s a digital shouting match drenched in fake news and misinformation. Since Elon Musk took over and rebranded it as X, the platform has spiraled into something closer to Info Wars than a social network.
Here’s how it happened—and what’s likely coming next.
The Fall of Trust: From Blue Checks to Bots
For years, Twitter built its reputation on real-time updates and verified voices. The blue checkmark meant credibility, at least in theory.
Then Musk arrived. He sold blue checks to anyone with $8. What followed was chaos.
Fake accounts flourished. Scammers impersonated brands. Parody posts went viral as facts.
No fact checking.
Low-quality content.
Engagement became king. Truth became optional.
Community Notes: A Flawed Shield
Musk’s answer to misinformation? Community Notes—crowdsourced fact-checking. Sounds fair. In reality, not so much.
Critics argue it’s biased. Notes often target misinformation critical of Musk or Trump. Meanwhile, fake news that flatters their fans sails by unchecked.
Multiple reports confirm the imbalance. EU officials even labeled X the “largest source of disinformation.”
So, while Notes occasionally work, they’re not a shield against the flood of low-quality content.
Advertisers Flee, Users Follow
Brands noticed. Nobody wants ads next to hate speech or conspiracy theories. Major companies pulled out.
Musk’s response? Sue them. Because nothing screams stability like suing your biggest revenue source.
Users are bailing too. U.S. traffic dropped 20%. Global usage fell 30%.
People aren’t just logging off. They’re deleting accounts.
X is the New Info Wars
Musk fans call it “free speech.” Critics see it as a cesspool.
Either way, the result is the same—X became a megaphone for fake news.
Election lies, COVID conspiracies, war propaganda—it’s all there, spreading faster than truth.
This isn’t Twitter. It’s Info Wars with better graphics.
Google vs. Musk: The Next Battle?
Search engines don’t like low-quality content. Google’s algorithm prioritizes trusted sources.
When platforms get polluted with misinformation, their search rankings tank.
It’s already starting. Google is rumored to be weighing a demotion for X.
If that happens, expect Musk to retaliate—likely with a lawsuit. He’s already suing advertisers and critics. Why not Google?
What’s Left of X?
So, what is X now?
For some, it’s still a useful news feed. For others, it’s digital war.
But the truth is harder to find. No fact checking. A broken verification system. A misinformation factory running 24/7.
Whatever Twitter was, X is something else entirely.
And it’s looking a lot like Info Wars.
