Big Twit spreads conspiracy theory

[struggle4progress]

By Oliver Darcy and Donie O'Sullivan, CNN
Updated 4:48 PM EDT, Sun October 30, 2022

... The new Twitter owner tweeted a link to an article full of baseless claims about Pelosi. The article was posted on a website that purports to be a news outlet.

Musk .. posted the baseless story about Pelosi in response to a tweet from Hilary Clinton at 8:15 am ET. He later deleted the tweet around 2 pm, but not before racking up more than 28,000 retweets and 100,000 likes ...

In 2016 the same website falsely claimed that Clinton had died and that the person on the presidential campaign trail was not Clinton but her body double ...

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/30/business/musk-tweet-pelosi-conspiracy/index.html

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Joke's on Elon.

He's toasted 50% of the value in , what, 3 days? Friggen' awesome.

[rubbersole]

2. I bet he doesn't care.

He's a massive attention whore and he's getting it.

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. Sometimes attention highlights how stupid you are.

Who gets to lose #22BB in a week? Elon does!

[rubbersole]

4. Some kind of ulterior motive is going on.

It was a shitty investment at 1/4 the cost. Control over social media maybe?

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. A stupid bet. Remember My Space....before Facebook?

Never been on either, but a I get the great digital-human connection that these platforms deliver. I'm analog when it comes to human connections that are meaningful to me.

[rubbersole]

6. I used to get groans from the kids/grandkids when I told them I saw them on MyFace

[ProfessorGAC]

11. Mostly Agree

25% is a bit low. They have $14 billion in assets, so it was a decent deal at 1/3rd what he paid.
He foolishly backed himself into a corner and overpaid by 200%.
He's done some wise investing. I don't think this is an example of that.

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. Could have done it just to get some attention/ draw eyes to twitter

[Skittles]

8. could someone tell me what the conspiracy theory actually said

doesn't seem to specify......

[icymist]

9. From the Huffington Post

Musk initially responded to Clinton’s tweet: “There is a tiny possibility there might be more to this story than meets the eye,” attaching a link to an article falsely claiming that Paul Pelosi’s attacker was a lover he met at a bar in the middle of the night.

The claim is not credible by any means and further threatens the safety of not only Pelosi and her family but also those in the LGBTQ community. Police confirmed to NBC News that Paul Pelosi and the suspected attacker did not know each other prior to the attack, debunking the conspiracy elevated by Musk.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-pushes-conspiracy-theory-paul-pelosi_n_635eaa7ce4b01c1b94e78407

I wish Musk(rat) would just go away.

[rubbersole]

10. Unfortunately, Musk is here to stay.

Unlike tfg, Musk really has money. So much he can buy governments. Putin has/is.

[Skittles]

12. crazy

he's a certified moron