{"id":13725,"date":"2024-09-27T09:02:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T09:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=13725"},"modified":"2024-09-27T09:26:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T09:26:37","slug":"elon-musks-week-on-x-deepfakes-falsehoods-and-lots-of-memes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=13725","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk\u2019s Week on X: Deepfakes, Falsehoods and Lots of Memes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Almost a third of 171 posts last week from the X owner were false, misleading or missing vital context.<\/p>\n

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Hours before former President Donald J. Trump spoke at a rally in New York last week, rumors started circulating online that a bomb had been discovered nearby<\/a>. While the report was debunked, Elon Musk nonetheless amplified it in a post to his nearly 200 million followers on X.<\/p>\n

It was among dozens of false or misleading posts that Mr. Musk shared on the platform from Monday to Friday last week \u2014 after both the second presidential debate and the second apparent assassination attempt on Mr. Trump. In 171 posts and reposts during that frenetic five-day period, the tech mogul railed against illegal immigration, boosted election fraud conspiracy theories and attacked Democratic candidates, according to a New York Times analysis.<\/p>\n

Experts who monitor falsehoods and conspiracy theories have long feared that Mr. Musk would use his ownership of X to further pollute the online ecosystem. Since he bought the platform known as Twitter in 2022, he has shown a willingness to elevate unfounded claims as he has embraced a more conservative political posture, including by endorsing Mr. Trump\u2019s presidential campaign<\/a> in July.<\/p>\n

Nearly a third of his posts last week were false, misleading or missing vital context. They included misleading posts claiming Democrats were making memes \u201cillegal\u201d and falsehoods that they want to \u201copen the border\u201d to gain votes from illegal immigrants. His misleading posts were seen more than 800 million times on X, underscoring Mr. Musk\u2019s unique role as the platform\u2019s most-followed account and a significant source of its misleading content.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr. Musk did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A Frenetic Week on X<\/h2>\n

Elon Musk, X\u2019s owner and its most-followed account, shared nearly 200 rapid-fire posts of political commentary and misleading information last week.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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