Elon Musk’s misleading election posts viewed 1.2 billion times: study

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WASHINGTON: False or misleading claims about the US election posted on Elon Musk's X have racked up nearly 1.2 billion views this year, the watchdog reported on Thursday, highlighting the billionaire's potential influence over the highly polarized White House race. Before the November election, researchers warned that X, formerly Twitter, was a hotbed of political disinformation. They also said Musk, who bought the platform in 2022 and is a vocal supporter of Donald Trump, appears to be influencing voters by spreading falsehoods on his personal account.

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