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Musk and X are epicenter of US election misinformation, experts say

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Musk and X are epicenter of US election misinformation, experts say

According to a report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate, Elon Musk's false claims about the US election have garnered 2 billion views on social media platform X. The platform is also being used to spread misinformation about critical battleground states. Musk's support for former President Donald Trump and his large following of 203 million followers on X allows for the dissemination of content to other platforms. Fact-checkers have flagged at least 87 of Musk's posts as false or misleading. X users in swing states like Pennsylvania are misinterpreting local election events as examples of interference. An X account with 117,000 followers helped spread a fake video of mail-in ballots being destroyed.

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