Elon Musk's Controversial Role in the Pizzagate Conspiracy

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Elon Musk's Controversial Role in the Pizzagate Conspiracy
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Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has once again courted controversy by promoting the dangerous "Pizzagate" conspiracy theory on his social media platform, X. This comes after facing backlash and advertiser boycotts for endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory. Pizzagate is a debunked theory that claims Hillary Clinton and other Democrats were involved in a pedophilia ring operating out of a Washington, DC pizza shop. Musk's recent actions have drawn criticism from the White House and major advertisers, leading to a lawsuit against Media Matters, the organization that exposed ads for major brands running alongside pro-Nazi content on X.

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