Newsom accuses Musk of encouraging looting in LA fires disinformation spat
by Robert Tait in Washington from World news | The Guardian on (#6THDM)
Billionaire reposted false claim as Republicans seek to condition disaster aid to Democratic-controlled California
Gavin Newsom has accused the tech billionaire Elon Musk of encouraging looting" in an escalation of a row over disinformation surrounding the deadly Los Angeles fires.
The California governor lashed out after Musk, who is President-elect Donald Trump's wealthiest supporter, reposted a message on X - the social media platform he owns - that falsely accused the governor and his fellow Democrats of decriminalising looting.
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