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Charles R. Davis

British PM: Musk is "spreading lies"

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not name Elon Musk directly, but it was clear who he was condemning when he told reporters that people were "spreading lies and misinformation" about child abuse in his country, falsely accusing the U.K. leader of failing to prosecute foreign-born predators.

"We have seen this playbook many times — whipping up of intimidation and of threats of violence, hoping that the media will amplify it," Starmer said at a press conference Monday, the BBC reported. "Those who are spreading lies and misinformation as far and as wide as possible are not interested in victims, they're interested in themselves."

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