X advanced search builder
Crypto & AI
Find what someone said before, when a claim first appeared or which posts about a token drew attention. Fill in only the fields you need; the tool writes the X search query and explains each part.
Describe the posts you want
Start with an example or your own input
The result will appear here with an explanation of what it does and does not establish.
How to read it
Start from the claim
Turn the claim into searchable parts: the account that made it, the words it would use, and the period when it would have been posted. Search the account's own posts before relying on reposts or screenshots.
Narrow the date, then widen the words
A short date range keeps results readable. If nothing appears, try synonyms, the cashtag instead of the name, or the project's handle as a mention. A post can be worded differently from a quote of it.
Read results in context
Open a result before citing it: read the whole thread, the quoted post and the date. Likes and reposts show attention, not accuracy.
Treat an empty result with care
Search can miss deleted posts, protected accounts, posts X filters out of search and older material. No result does not prove that a post never existed; an archive or the account's own timeline may still have it.
Keep the conclusion within the evidence
- This tool writes a search query. It does not run the search, store results or check which posts exist.
- X documents only part of its search operators and can change how they behave. Results also depend on your account settings, such as sensitive-content filters.
- Engagement thresholds count likes, reposts and replies at the moment you search, not when the post was published.
- X does not document the timezone of since: and until:. A post published close to midnight can fall on either side of the date you choose; widen the range by a day when the exact boundary matters.
Sources and next reads
- X Help: How to use advanced search
X describes its advanced search fields: words, accounts, filters, engagement and dates.
- X API: search query operators
The operator syntax shared by X search and the API, including from:, to:, lang: and is:reply.
- Twitter advanced search operators reference
A community-maintained list of operators observed in the web search, including since:, until: and min_faves:.
- Find when a post was published
Read the exact posting time from a post link.
- Follow a claim back to its source
Read a real argument in its original context, then compare the material it points to.