Tim Urban
@waitbutwhy · Feb 12, 2026
PHASE 1: Plenty of slanted news on X but not that many completely fabricated stories.
PHASE 2: X monetization and LLMs lead to a big uptick in fabricated stories, quotes, photos, and videos—Community Notes provides a counterforce but with lag time.
PHASE 3 (today): The majority
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
This will be a tough battle
07:56 PM · February 12, 2026 · 96K views
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