Facing protests, Twitter’s newest owner, Elon Musk, on Sunday deleted a tweet containing rumors of the assault on the husband of Democratic congressional leader Nancy Pelosi, as his recent takeover of the platform raises fears of a resurgence of misinformation about the app.
His post referred to the assault on Paul Pelosi and was linked to an article by the conservative Santa Monica Observer site that spread unverified information about the attack.
This medium has already published conspiracy theories and false information in the past, according to the newspaper Los Angeles Times.
“Completely crazy conspiracy theories.”
Paul Pelosi was attacked in his home on Friday by a man with a hammer, who was actually looking for Nancy Pelosi. He notably suffered a skull fracture and had to be hospitalized.
Elon Musk was reacting to a tweet from former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton criticizing conspiracy theories spread by the Republican Party.
US President Joe Biden also denounced Paul Pelosi’s aggression this weekend, linking it to the consequences of misinformation, ten days before the midterm elections.
Source: BFM TV
