Elon Musk’s misleading election claims have been viewed more than 2 billion times on X, analysis finds | CNN Business

Washington CNN  — 

In the run up to the high-stakes 2024 presidential election, Elon Musk has posted a blizzard of false and misleading claims about the election on his social media platform that have generated more than 2 billion views this year, according to new research analysis from a nonprofit that tracks misinformation.

Musk, the billionaire X owner who endorsed former President Donald Trump in July, has emerged as a leading figure in US politics, in addition to his longstanding reputation as an enterprising science leader at Tesla and SpaceX. He has given more than $118 million

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