Premium X Accounts Spreading Misinformation About Israel-Hamas War, Investigation Finds

Premium "verified" accounts on X are spreading misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war, per a NewsGuard report. These accounts pay for promotion.

NewsGuard identified 7 "superspreader" accounts pushing debunked claims about the conflict.

Some false claims about old, unrelated videos are going viral and viewed millions of times.

186 of 250 highly-engaged misleading posts were from premium accounts, per NewsGuard.

The EU opened an investigation into X over disinformation related to the Israel-Hamas war.