community note
/kəˈmjuːnɪti noʊt/
Very CommonA fact-check or correction appended to a post by other users, visible to everyone.
Can be used as a verb. Getting community noted is embarrassing. Some people wear it as a badge of opposition, others delete the post.
Real-world examples4 examples
| # | Example | What it means | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | got community noted 20 minutes after posting. skill issue | Their post was quickly corrected publicly. | x, 2024 |
| 02 | this tweet needs a community note so badly it's not even funny | The post is so misleading that a public correction is urgently needed. | x, 2024 |
| 03 | imagine being a politician and getting community noted by randos on twitter. that's wild | A public figure's post being corrected by anonymous contributors is notable. | x, 2023 |
| 04 | posted the screenshot without reading the community note. rookie mistake | They shared a post without checking whether it had already been corrected. | x, 2024 |
Use it when
- A post on X/Twitter has been publicly corrected by contributors.
- Someone is mocked for having their post fact-checked publicly.
- You want to say someone deserves public correction.
- Discussing the platform's crowdsourced fact-checking system.
Do not use it when
- Referring to fact-checking systems on other platforms.Use “fact-checked” instead.
- Describing a private message or DM correction.
Variations and related forms
Community note vs fact-checked
community note
Community note is specific to X/Twitter's crowdsourced correction system.
VS
fact-checked
Fact-checked is a broader term applicable across platforms and media.
Origin and context
Community Notes is an actual X/Twitter feature, formerly called Birdwatch, launched in 2021. The slang use of 'community note' as a verb and casual noun grew as the feature became more prominent in 2022 and 2023.
- First seen
- 2022
- Confidence
- high
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https://slang.fyi/community-noteUpdated: 2026-08-29License: CC BY 4.0