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September 19, 2025Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesOpen Access

Community notes reduce engagement with and diffusion of false information online

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Attaching community notes led to a significant reduction in engagement metrics for false content.
We observed an average decrease of 46.1% in reposts and 44.1% in likes immediately after fact-checking notes were added.
Using synthetic control methods, the study analyzed 40,078 posts to estimate the effects of community notes on content engagement.
The findings indicate that community notes may reshape how false content spreads, emphasizing the need for effective fact-checking interventions.

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Observational analysis demonstrates that community notes reduce engagement with false content on X, highlighting significant implications for information diffusion.

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Slaughter et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d464ea31b076d99fa64187 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2503413122

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Observational analysis demonstrates that community notes reduce engagement with false content on X, highlighting significant implications for information diffusion.

Community notes reduce engagement with and diffusion of false information online

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Community notes reduce engagement with and diffusion of false information online

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