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Carola Guerrero De León

Election Officials Call Elon Musk a 'Huge Problem' For His Role in Spreading Misinformation Ahead of Election Day

SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk speaks during an America PAC town hall, which he founded to support Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump. (Credit: Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Elon Musk'x X and his own behavior in the social media platform have been described as a "huge problem" by election officials who are constantly trying to put out misinformation campaigns shared by the billionaire.

Earlier this week, Musk shared a new conspiracy theory, claiming there was mass election fraud in Michigan going on because the state has more registered voters than eligible voting-age adults. Election officials have since debunked Musk's fraud claim, explaining that federal law requires the state to keep voters on voter rolls until they miss two elections.

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