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Despite the signs, Ruffalo's post sparked a flurry of debate. Community notes on the platform (which serve to fact-check and correct misinformation) eventually flagged his post, but not before it amassed significant engagement and controversy. Ruffalo then issued a tepid apology, attempting to frame the incident as a matter of disinformation spreading on Elon Musk’s platform, X (formerly Twitter).

His apology, however, was widely criticized as hypocritical, given his initial role in propagating false information. Critics pointed out that Ruffalo's comments about platform moderation or misinformation were conveniently timed after the damage was done, and that he had failed to delete his original post immediately upon receiving community feedback.