After the Trump assassination attempt, Elon Musk’s X is a misinformation factory
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Despite X owner Elon Musk’s claim that the platform would be a nimbler, more reliable source of information during breaking news events, it was neither.
The moments after Donald Trump was shot by a would-be assassin in Pennsylvania on July 13 were confusing for those on the ground. For those following the events unfurl on X (formerly known as Twitter), things were no clearer, as misinformation flooded the platform.