Article 6RWZK Elon Musk’s ‘election integrity community’ on X is full of baseless claims

Elon Musk’s ‘election integrity community’ on X is full of baseless claims

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Johana Bhuiyan
from Technology | The Guardian on (#6RWZK)

Feed is rife with posts of individuals deemed suspicious and calls for doxxing with little evidence provided of fault

While Elon Musk faces his own election integrity questions offline, the X owner has deputized his followers to spot and report any potential instances of voter fraud and irregularities". The community he spawned is rife with unfounded claims passed off as evidence of voter fraud.

Musk opted not to show up to a required court appearance on Thursday in Philadelphia to respond to a lawsuit challenging his political action committee's daily $1m voter giveaway. Meanwhile, online, he has started a dedicated community space on X, formerly Twitter, where he has asked users to share any issues they see while voting. Users posting on the self-contained feed, the election integrity community", quickly began pointing out what they deemed as evidence of fraud and election interference.

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