Article 6ZPWD Elon Musk shares post on X with incorrect attendance figures for Australia’s anti-immigration protests

Elon Musk shares post on X with incorrect attendance figures for Australia’s anti-immigration protests

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Kate Lyons
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The March for Australia demonstrations were promoted by neo-Nazis, anti-lockdown figures and other fringe groups

Elon Musk has shared a post on social media that wrongly claims 150,000 people took part in anti-immigration protests in the Australian cities of Sydney and Brisbane, despite police confirming the real total of those in attendance was 21,000.

Musk shared a post from an X user showing a video of a protest held in Sydney on Sunday, under the banner March for Australia.

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