The Daily Beast reports:
A day after visiting the sites of the Oct. 7 Hamas massacres and meeting with Israeli government officials amid backlash over his promotion of antisemitism, X owner Elon Musk boosted yet another unhinged right-wing conspiracy theory.
In order to lend credence to Pizzagate, a years-old conspiracy about a Democratic-run pedophile sex ring that was the precursor to QAnon, Musk peddled the false claim that an ABC reporter convicted on child pornography charges had “debunked” Pizzagate.
In reality, the reporter in question never once covered the crazed conspiracy theory. The Tesla CEO shared a meme featuring characters from The Office with text debating the validity of Pizzagate. “Does seem at least a little suspicious,” Musk captioned the meme.
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Does seem at least a little suspicious pic.twitter.com/94AkeuoBiq
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2023
As the US was preparing for Thanksgiving, Elon Musk tweeted “Q*Anon” to his 164.5 million followers. QAnon believers have since spent days dissecting its meaning and cheering on his apparent support, giving them hope just in time for the 2024 elections. https://t.co/fSayySrD4k
— WIRED (@WIRED) November 28, 2023
Meme-loving billionaire Elon Musk dug up an old conspiracy theory and gave it a new spin: https://t.co/7ZZaqxryOm
— VICE News (@VICENews) November 28, 2023
Elon Musk boosts Pizzagate conspiracy theory that led to D.C. gunfire https://t.co/VrqKKhrGN0
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) November 28, 2023
Elon Musk Endorses Debunked ‘Pizzagate’ Conspiracy Theory—Againhttps://t.co/vwnTLiiZAP pic.twitter.com/qDQ6ijJzzw
— Forbes (@Forbes) November 28, 2023