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Anuj Chopra with Alex Pigman

'Misinformation Megaphone': Musk Stokes Tension Before US Election

Elon Musk is criticised for fueling political tension ahead of the election. (Credit: AFP)

With incendiary, misleading posts to his 200 million followers, Elon Musk has courted criticism for cranking up the political temperature ahead of an already polarized US election through his influential platform that is plagued with misinformation.

Researchers fear there may be little to stop Musk -- who has endorsed Donald Trump -- from using X, formerly Twitter, and his personal account to sway voters in favor of the Republican nominee, call into question the legitimacy of the electoral process, and provoke violence against political rivals and poll workers.

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