Community Note

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Etymology

Back-formation from Community Notes, a community-driven feature on X (formerly Twitter) wherein users can add context, such as a fact check, to prominently display below an account's post, such as a tweet, image or video. The feature's name was coined in November 2022, replacing the previous name Birdwatch.

Pronunciation

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Verb

Community Note (third-person singular simple present Community Notes, present participle Community Noting, simple past and past participle Community Noted)

  1. (Internet) On the X social network, to post a user-generated comment, especially a fact check, on a post, such as a tweet, image or video, using the Community Notes feature.

Noun

Community Note (plural Community Notes)

  1. (Internet) A comment, especially a fact-check, left below a user's post on X using the Community Notes feature.
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