community note

noun

A comment, especially a fact check, left below a user's post on X using the Community Notes feature.

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Meanings

community note1

verbcommunity note (third-person singular simple present community notes, present participle community noting, simple past and past participle community noted)

present singular third person community notes · participle present community noting · participle past community noted · past community noted

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Community Note
nouncommunity note (plural community notes)

plural community notes

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Community Note

Community Note2

nounCommunity Note (plural Community Notes)

plural Community Notes · alternative community note

  1. InternetA comment, especially a fact check, left below a user's post on X using the Community Notes feature.
verbCommunity Note (third-person singular simple present Community Notes, present participle Community Noting, simple past and past participle Community Noted)

present singular third person Community Notes · participle present Community Noting · participle past Community Noted · past Community Noted · alternative community note

  1. InternettransitiveOn the X social network, to post a user-generated comment, especially a fact check, on a post, such as a tweet, image or video, using the Community Notes feature.

Origin

Back-formation from Community Notes, a community-driven feature on X (formerly Twitter) wherein users can add context, such as a fact check, to prominently display below an account's post, such as a tweet, image or video. The feature's name was coined in November 2022, replacing the previous name Birdwatch.

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APA

community note. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/community%20note

MLA

“community note.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/community%20note. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “community note,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/community%20note.

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