Billionaire Elon Musk, who receives billions in welfare from the U.S. government, is spreading numerous lies and QAnon conspiracy theories to help 34-time convicted felon and rapist Donald Trump, notes The Washington Post:
Elon Musk shared a video in support of Donald Trump that appeared to include references to the extremist QAnon ideology and footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, elevating the radicalized movement on the evening before millions of American voters cast their ballots on Election Day.
The billionaire owner of X has become one of Trump’s most vocal backers in the closing weeks of the campaign, and he has shared a blizzard of misinformation about the integrity of the U.S. electoral system. Musk has frequently appeared at campaign rallies alongside the Republican nominee, while giving over $118.5 million to his own pro-Trump group.
The one-minute video, a mashup of campaign footage and archival video set to audio of Donald Trump speaking, features the letters “PATRIQTS” flickering on-screen and phrases used online by QAnon devotees….
Musk has boosted far-right memes and bogus theories in the past, winking to QAnon prophesies even as some of his closest allies have said they doubt he believes some of the wilder things he says online.
(Sources: The Washington Post, Business Insider, NPR)