Core Concepts
Understanding the fundamental concepts behind Community Notes and how they work to provide reliable, community-driven context and fact-checking.
What are Community Notes?
Community Notes are contextual annotations that provide additional information, fact-checking, or important context to any piece of content. They are:
• Community-driven: Created and curated by users
• Transparent: Open for everyone to see and verify
• Dynamic: Can be updated as new information becomes available
• Collaborative: Improved through community voting and feedback
Note Creation Process
Notes can be created in several ways:
• Manual Creation: Users write notes directly
• AI-Assisted: Generated with AI help and human review
• Community Requests: Created in response to user requests
All notes go through a review process to ensure quality and accuracy before being published.
Voting System
The voting system helps surface the most helpful and accurate notes:
• Notes receive upvotes for helpfulness and accuracy
• Community feedback helps improve note quality
• Voting history influences note visibility and ranking
• Anti-abuse measures prevent manipulation
Note Quality Guidelines
High-quality notes should be:
• Accurate: Based on reliable sources
• Neutral: Present facts without bias
• Clear: Written in simple, understandable language
• Relevant: Directly address the content‘s claims
• Verifiable: Include citations and sources