Not mentioned here but (as discussed by others) X/Twitter's new(ish) policy of ad revenue sharing is probably also one of the major contributing factors. It re

Not mentioned here but (as discussed by others) X/Twitter's new(ish) policy of ad revenue sharing is probably also one of the major contributing factors. It rewards engagement, so there's a financial incentive for individuals to gin up misinformation on the platform to generate cash. According to https://help.twitter.com/en/using-x/creator-ads-revenue-sharing https://help.twitter.com/en/using-x/creator-ads-revenue-shar... users need premium, 500 followers, and "5M organic impressions on your cumulative posts within the last 3 months."