Using Grok to Avoid Personal Attacks While Correcting Misinformation on X

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.04251v1
• Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:17:58 GMT
• Title: Using Grok to Avoid Personal Attacks While Correcting Misinformation on X
• Authors: Kevin Matthe Caramancion,
• Abstract summary: This study presents empirical evidence that invoking Grok, the native large language model on X, is associated with different social responses during misinformation correction.<n>Ad hominem attacks occurred in 72 percent of human-issued corrections and in none of the Grok-mediated corrections.
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• Abstract: Correcting misinformation in public online spaces often exposes users to hostility and ad hominem attacks, discouraging participation in corrective discourse. This study presents empirical evidence that invoking Grok, the native large language model on X, rather than directly confronting other users, is associated with different social responses during misinformation correction. Using an observational design, 100 correction replies across five high-conflict misinformation topics were analyzed, with corrections balanced between Grok-mediated and direct human-issued responses. The primary outcome was whether a correction received at least one ad hominem attack within a 24-hour window. Ad hominem attacks occurred in 72 percent of human-issued corrections and in none of the Grok-mediated corrections. A chi-square test confirmed a statistically significant association with a large effect size. These findings suggest that AI-mediated correction may alter the social dynamics of public disagreement by reducing interpersonal hostility during misinformation responses.

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