A post by Iran’s supreme leader, Imam Sayyid Ali Khamenei, on X ( formerly Twitter ) sparked widespread reactions after being flagged by X’s Community Notes for lacking context. Ismail Haniyeh, a Hamas president, was praised for his alleged death and willingness to sacrifice for his cause in the post, which eulogized him. Haniyeh was killed in Tehran monday.
” Martyr Haniyeh made the sacrifice of his virtuous living in this lengthy battle,” Haniyeh said. On this path, Khamenei wrote on X,” He had sacrificed his kids and loved people.” He was prepared for death.
But, X’s group notes quickly responded by adding perspective to the blog, citing an essay from the New York Post that opposed Khamenei’s description. According to the article, Haniyeh was reportedly a billionaire and had been living comfortably in Qatar, far from Gaza’s dangers.
People reacted incessantly to the event, some of whom applauded X’s ability to hold powerful figures responsible. One person remarked,” When society notes makes you their bi***”, while another opined,” Y’all are never letting Khamenei breath and it is glorious”.
The site’s part in enabling the public to correct perceived propaganda by influential numbers was also highlighted, with one person writing,” Got to love society papers. The majority of the elite backlash against Twitter, in my opinion, is due to the hoi polloi then easily correcting their “betters.”
This element has become a resource for users to add context and challenge stories, reflecting the product’s shifting relationships.
