Twitter’s new owner, billionaire Elon Musk, amplified a false conspiracy theory on Twitter on Sunday about the violent attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband.
Twitter’s new owner, billionaire Elon Musk, amplified a false conspiracy theory on Twitter on Sunday about the violent attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband. Later on, he deleted the tweet containing the disinformation and tried to downplay his actions by joking about reports on what had transpired.from former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who condemned the attack and disparaged Republicans for using violent rhetoric online and in person.
Paul Pelosi’s assailant, who fractured his skull with a hammer in the encounter in the Pelosis’ home, has shared far right conspiracy theories on social media, and reportedly asked “Where’s Nancy?” several times during the incident. In his response to Clinton’s tweet, Musk published a blatantly false conspiracy theory that claimed the assailant — identified as 42-year-old David DePape — was having an affair with Paul Pelosi, and that the attack was related to their supposed relationship, not far right conspiracy theories and violent rhetoric from the GOP.
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