Violence and disinformation rampant on social media in Israel-Hamas War

The World

Journalists and researchers say they’re having a more difficult time than ever clamping down on the spread of misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war. Rebecca Rosman reports that the disinformation is diffused across social media platforms, but experts point to one culprit in particular: X, formerly known as Twitter.

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