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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Victoria Bekiempis

Musk posts baseless conspiracy theory about Paul Pelosi attack on Twitter

Elon Musk's photo is seen through a Twitter logo in illustration
Musk responded to Hillary Clinton tweet by tweeting that ‘there is a tiny possibility there might be more to this story than meets the eye’. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

Elon Musk was criticized on Sunday after posting a baseless conspiracy theory about the assault of Paul Pelosi to Twitter – the social media giant he took over several days ago with a promise to impose fewer restrictions on its content.

Paul Pelosi, husband of US House speaker Nancy Pelosi, was attacked with a hammer at their California home on Friday. The attacker, identified by authorities as David DePape, allegedly said “Where is Nancy?” during the attack; Joe Biden said that she appeared to be the intended target.

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