Elon Musk, Twitter's new owner, tweets conspiracy theory about attack on Paul Pelosi | CNN Business

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Elon Musk’s post comes amid concerns about how the billionaire will run Twitter and if misinformation and hate will be given a bigger platform on the site.

The new Twitter owner tweeted a link to an article full of baseless claims about Pelosi. The article was posted on a website that purports to be a news outlet. Musk, who has 112 million followers on the platform he now owns, posted the baseless story about Pelosi in response to a tweet from Hilary Clinton at 8:15 am ET. He later deleted the tweet around 2 pm, but not before racking up more than 28,000 retweets and 100,000 likes.

Musk’s post comes amid concerns about how the billionaire will run Twitter and if misinformation and hate will be given a bigger platform on the site. A Twitter spokesperson did not immediately return a CNN request for comment. Musk’s takeover — which was finalized Thursday night — not only has the potential to create upheaval for Twitter\n \n employees but also for the hundreds of millions of people around the world who use the platform daily.

 

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Let Free Speech Ring

Twitter isnt a peer reviewed journalism outlet. It is social media. And Elon can post whatever he desires. Its called FREE SPEECH

The chief twit is sounding the death knell of Twitter and it is time to quit

It's the beginning of the end for Twitter.

Appears you have lost one of your shepherding tools

Biden has accomplished more in less than 2 years than what Trump accomplished in 4 years playing golf, lying, stealing secret documents, and getting fat on Junk Food with American Tax Payer Dollars. Trump is an embarrassment to America

manipulating on stocks market in definitely illegal.

Looks like Pedo Elon Musk is a homophobe

PEDO

Really what was wrong with his post? Clearly there’s a lot to be found out about the situation.

Elon Trump?

Let Freedom Ring…

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Why was the glass shattered out onto the pavers, as if the window had been broken the inside? Why was the assailant in his underwear? Why did Paul Pelosi refer to the assailant by name during the phone call to 911, and also as “a friend?” Where is the home surveillance footage?

Why yall lefties leaving twitter? Your not getting blocked or shadow banned or de platformed like conservatives were, the thing the left hates is the free speech element! The left are fascists pure and simple.

No one should believe a word of what publishes because they are nothing but fake news network.

Now, show your concerns about Facebook and Google.

CNN spinning fake news again

Kinda like the vaccine is 96 percent effective…

Has CNN taken down any unfounded accusations that Trump caused the attack?

Well aren't all the articles and news casts about the Pelosi incident saying it's some how an attack on democracy and blaming people that had nothing to do with it conspiracy theories? Wouldn't that qualify as disinformation? Especially since all the facts are unknown at present?

Misinformation from the right AND the left needs to be managed. We need fare and balanced debate.

HateSpeechIsNotFreeSpeech

Elon is the ChiefNitWit

This isn’t going to be how you people find your dignity.

Thank God he took over Twitter

Maybe someone, on their way out the door, will hit the 'restore to factory settings' button!

Actively exploring other sites in preparation to dump Twitter. Any recommendations?

Listen, twits. It doesn't matter who owns the septic tank. It's still gonna stink either way.

Our country can NOT handle this type of horrific totally fake news anymore! If this continues, Twitter needs to be thoroughly boycotted!!!

And here's CNN talking about miss information when I know they always have nothing but bullshit to report 🤣...

Let me show you what Musk has done so far ..

CNN pushed the Russian collusion conspiracy for 3 years. So, you have NO credibility reporting on this or anything until you have been held accountable.

Free speech is paramount and the mark of democracy

Ignore the smell of Musk it is camouflage for more hate.

How unusual a wealthy white man with total ownership of the media. Rupert the second

Misinformation has been huge on Twitter for ten years now. What rock has CNN been living under not to know that.

It’ll take some time for people to get used to free speech, but we will survive and be better off for it.

I’m guessing he got a phone call from one of his lawyers? Or maybe advertisers? What company is going to want to do business with someone who amplifies lies and thinks it’s ok to attack someone in their own home. The fact he deleted that tweet speaks volumes.

If I have to pay I’m out.

Wuhan Laboratory leak was a conspiracy theory, until it wasn't.

elonmusk, Chief misinfotwit.

CNN you have grown an EMPIRE with lies. You have NO voice anymore

Please go vote.

Ugggggh

You cant talk you post conspiracy theories about politicians all the time.

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