Elon Musk has been accused of helping inflame tensions surrounding anti-immigration unrest in Belfast after sharing social media posts linked to demonstrations that were followed by rioting, arson attacks and the displacement of families from their homes. The criticism comes as a 30-year-old Sudanese man charged with attempted murder following a knife attack in the city on 8 June was due to appear in court on Wednesday.
🚨 The Word - " You either fight back, or you die."
— Ramesh Tiwari (@rameshofficial0) June 9, 2026
-Elon Musk
This is no longer a warning. It is reality.
In North Belfast, a Sudanese asylum seeker was caught on video repeatedly slashing a local man in the head and neck with a knife a brutal, unprovoked attack that left… pic.twitter.com/1FsDXaGv93