Elon Musk on Monday boosted unsubstantiated claims about the Los Angeles mayoral primary after Nithya Raman edged ahead of Spencer Pratt, the former reality television star, in the race to join Karen Bass in the runoff.
The Tesla and SpaceX chief, who has increasingly used X as a political megaphone, amplified posts suggesting the count was compromised even as the latest tally pointed to a much simpler explanation, namely that late ballots were still being added in a heavily Democratic city.
