According to a study by Internet experts, tech billionaire Elon Musk has made at least 50 posts on Platform X since January 2024 that contain disinformation about the US presidential election. They have been viewed almost 1.2 billion times. Written by UNN with reference to France24 and ORF.
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Researchers from the Center to Combat Digital Hate (CCDH) claim that since January they have identified 50 posts by Elon Musk, who has more than 193 million followers on social media. These posts contained pre-election statements that were later refuted by independent fact-checkers.
The organization also reported that this year, the posts of SpaceX founder and owner of Platform X, were viewed almost 1.2 billion times.
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Musk is a supporter of the right-wing former US president and new Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
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Musk also drew criticism for posting an AI-processed video of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. The message was "that 81-year-old President Joe Biden was old and that Harris herself was the biggest mercenary in diversity.
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Donald Trump announced that will give an interview to Elon Musk on August 12. Details of the conversation were not disclosed.