Twitter corrects Politifact on Randi Weingarten’s stance on school reopening during pandemic.

Twitter Users Debunk Politifact’s Claim About Randi Weingarten Advocating for School Reopening During COVID

Politifact faced backlash on Twitter after misrepresenting American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten’s stance on reopening schools during the pandemic. The fact-checking organization claimed that Weingarten advocated for reopening schools without safety measures, but Twitter users quickly debunked this claim using the Community Notes feature.

Community Notes: A Crowd-Based Solution to Misleading Tweets

Community Notes allows Twitter users to collaboratively add context to potentially misleading tweets without relying on third-party fact-checking organizations like Politifact. In this case, users added a list of articles from The Guardian, The New York Times, and Education Week that invalidated both Weingarten and Politifact’s claims.

Weingarten herself denied extending COVID lockdowns or improperly influencing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s pandemic response policies. However, schools remained closed for several months, causing massive learning losses and detrimental mental health issues for students of all ages.

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Elon Musk’s Community Notes: Fighting Against Censorship and Disinformation

Twitter CEO Elon Musk introduced Community Notes after his $44 billion purchase of the platform in October 2022. The feature has since been used to combat censorship and disinformation campaigns by the U.S. government and legacy media corporations. Despite criticism from these entities, citizens praise Community Notes for restoring balance and combating actual disinformation.

The power of @CommunityNotes to combat actual disinformation is incredible.

At its core, it requires people with diverse viewpoints to agree that a note is valid before it is shown.

Very hard to game and fully open source.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 3, 2023

Musk himself praised the feature for its ability to combat disinformation, stating that it requires people with diverse viewpoints to agree on the validity of a note before it is shown.