Musk Tweets Unconfirmed Rumors About Attacking Pelosi’s Husband

Elon Musk gave fuel today to a rumor about the attack received by the husband of the Democratic speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Nancy Pelosias the quirky billionaire’s takeover of the platform sparks fears of a resurgence of misinformation on the social media platform.

“There is a small chance that appearances can be deceiving“, the billionaire wrote on Twitter, referring to the attack on Paul Pelosi, aposting a link from the conservative website Santa Monica Observer, which spread unverified information about the attack on Pelosi.

This media outlet is known for conspiracy theories and false information it has published in the past, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Paul Pelosi was attacked at his home on Friday by a man with a hammer who was actually looking for Nancy Pelosi. Paul Pelosi, 82, was taken to a San Francisco hospital where he underwent surgery for a fractured skull and an injury to his right hand.. Doctors said he is expected to make a full recovery.

Musk was reacting to a tweet by former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton that lambasted conspiracy theories promoted by the Republican Party.

“The Republican Party and its representatives now routinely promote hate speech and outrageous conspiracy theories,” the former US secretary of state criticized. “It’s shocking, but not surprising, and violence is the result.”

Musk’s tweet drew a lot of comments.

“Clinton: conspiracy theories are responsible for killing people and we shouldn’t promote them. Twitter owner: but have you heard of this conspiracy theory?” summarized Seth Muskett, a political science professor at the University of Denver, who pointed out that Musk’s tweet is inappropriate for the social network.

The capricious boss of Tesla and SpaceX, who presents himself as the preacher of freedom of expression, has repeatedly asserts that it wants to make Twitter a kind of digital marketplacewhere all opinions are free to express themselves.

However, seeking to reassure his advertisers, Elon Musk promised after acquiring Twitter that he would provide the platform with a “content moderation board”.

Days after Musk acquired Twitter, the medium has become the target of coordinated attacks by “trolls” spreading hateful content, according to a Twitter official.

“Over the past 48 hours, we’ve seen a small number of accounts post a barrage of offensive tweets and other offensive languageJoel Roth, Twitter’s head of security and integrity, said Saturday.

“To give you an idea of ​​the scale: more than 50,000 tweets making a particular insult came from just 300 accounts,” he added, clarifying that the vast majority were fake accounts.

Roth reiterated that “hate speech has no place” on Twitter, as its moderation policy had not “changed” and that the company was taking steps to “stop any organized effort to make people believe otherwise.”