X Is Drowning in Disinformation Following US and Israel's Attack on Iran

Sunday, March 01, 2026

WIRED has reviewed hundreds of posts on X that promote misleading claims about the locations and scale of the attack.

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WIRED has reviewed hundreds of posts on X that promote misleading claims about the locations and scale of the attack. www.wired.com/story/x-is-d ...

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-- WIRED (@wired.com) Feb 28, 2026 at 5:44 PM

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CSAMRUNT swears by twitter.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-01 12:43 PM | Reply

As usual of course it is.

#2 | Posted by bat4255 at 2026-03-01 12:48 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Such has been the case since before fElon bought it.
Never subscribed to it. FB was bad enough.

#3 | Posted by morris at 2026-03-01 03:15 PM | Reply

well poisoning

#4 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-03-01 05:08 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

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Deja vu

What were their objectives? To get America and Europe involved and then go hide until it's over?

#5 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-03-01 06:03 PM | Reply

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#6 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-03-01 06:08 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

The UN has been taken over by anti-Israel forces... It is a cesspool of antisemitism and anti-Americanism.

We cannot let the UN tell us what to do, and we are not.

RELEASE THE GOD DAMN VIDEOS

#7 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-03-01 06:32 PM | Reply | Funny: 4

"The UN has been taken over by anti-Israel forces... It is a cesspool of antisemitism."

Israel and Judaism have as little to do with each other as the US and Christianity.

#8 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-03-01 06:44 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Lil' Jeffy been hitting the Ten High HARD this morning.

#9 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-02 10:54 AM | Reply

No different than this site. Big deal.

#10 | Posted by fishpaw at 2026-03-02 11:39 AM | Reply

The pedophile protectors are facing annihilation this coming election so misinformation is all they've got to protect their guy who rapes kids.

#11 | Posted by prius04 at 2026-03-02 01:29 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Twitter thrives on misinfo

#12 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-03-02 10:05 PM | Reply

Elon Musk bought Twitter specifically to spread misinformation, propaganda and lies.

If anything, it's working as intended.

#13 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-02 10:11 PM | Reply

No problem, as you can just tune into CNN for your libbie misinformation ; )

#14 | Posted by MSgt at 2026-03-02 10:18 PM | Reply

#14 | POSTED BY MSG

What difference does it make to you?

You get all your news from facebook.

#15 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-02 10:34 PM | Reply

No different than this site. Big deal.

#10 | Posted by fishpaw

Quite different than this site, dips*&^.

You're just too f*&^ing stupid to know what's real and what's not.

#16 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-02 11:59 PM | Reply

-------- is a maga sh#tshow.

#17 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-03-03 08:38 AM | Reply

No problem, as you can just tune into CNN for your libbie misinformation ; )

#14 | POSTED BY MSGT

Not very likely.

CNN is by subscription only now.a

#18 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-03-03 11:26 AM | Reply