## Musk vows to ‘fix’ X after polls show high support for Ukraine’s Zelenskyy

Authored by aljazeera.com

Elon Musk has pledged to “fix” X’s fact-checking tool following the release of polling contradicting United States President Donald Trump’s claim that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is deeply unpopular in his country.

Rowing in behind Trump’s attacks on Zelenskyy on Thursday, Musk claimed that his social media platform’s “community notes” feature was being “gamed” by governments and traditional media.

“If Zelensky was actually loved by the people of Ukraine, he would hold an election.

Lucas Graves, a journalism professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who researches misinformation and disinformation, described Musk’s comments as “extremely concerning”.

X is now relying on it too much, and it is ironic that leadership is now complaining that it isn’t working well.”.

Since taking control of X, formerly known as Twitter, in 2022, Musk has been heavily criticised for allowing, and in some cases promoting, misinformation on the platform.

“I think Musk wants to reform community notes because he doesn’t like being corrected, as is typical for authoritarian oligarchs. »

### America is being sold out by its leaders

Authored by noahpinion.blog

Anyway, now realize that under its new President Donald Trump, America is very rapidly making moves in all three of the directions listed above.

The threats and bribes required to get America’s leaders to become actual foreign assets would be enormous.

And China’s leaders will worry that another change of U.S. leadership could bring American power back to challenge it in Asia. »

### Lord of the Rings life sim Tales of the Shire delayed again, now coming in July: "Every detail will be just right"

Authored by gamesradar.com

Tales of the Shire , the cozy life sim set in a comfier corner of the Lord of the Rings' Middle-earth, has been delayed again.

Tales of the Shire is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam).

"Right now, Tales of the Shire feels like a generic life sim with a thin Middle-earth veneer," he wrote. »

### GOOD NEWS: LGBTQ Youth Activists in Texas Curb Censorship and New Jersey Law Protects Transgender Students from Discrimination

Authored by glaad.org

In Texas, the student-led policy organization Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT) championed additional temporary injunctions on a Texas law barring freedom of speech for minors.

Meanwhile, New Jersey Superior Court upheld an injunction blocking three Monmouth County school districts from implementing policies that would’ve forcibly outed transgender, Two-Spirit and gender nonconforming students.

Laws like the SCOPE ACT do not protect LGBTQ youth or youth in general, the youth activist shared. »

### Tesla Sales Are Tanking Across The World

Authored by insideevs.com

In recent days, full-year and January sales results from various markets around the world indicate a bleak picture for the Elon Musk-led electric vehicle company.

In China, which leads the world in total all-electric and hybrid sales, Tesla dropped 11.5% in January.

Tesla once dominated EV sales but new competitors are showing up left and right, including in areas where Tesla doesn't play, like three-row SUVs. »

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