Musk’s power on the network directs users’ attention to whomever he interacts with. Bloomberg’s analysis also shows that a majority of Musk’s posts about immigration and voter fraud — around 70% — are short replies, many of which amplified or implicitly endorsed misleading conspiracies. Musk posted exclamation marks in response to around 200 posts on X discussing immigration; said “Wow” more than 40 times; and posted emojis like “

,” “

” and “

” more than 70 times. The effect is that Musk can stay an arm’s length away from spreading misinformation himself, even as he gives dubious posts attention and engagement.
On the issue of immigration and voter fraud, Musk has engaged with the anonymous far right account @EndWokeness, according to Bloomberg’s analysis, replying approvingly to its posts about the topic more than 70 times in the past two years (and more than 420 times in general over the same period). Other accounts whose anti-immigrant posts he frequently responds to include @KanekoaTheGreat, a proponent of the baseless QAnon conspiracy movement, and Michael Benz, a former Trump State Department official who has routinely promoted racist conspiracy theories online. Neither responded to requests for comment.
In February, @EndWokeness implied on X that US taxpayer money for veterans was being diverted to pay for the needs of migrants in the country. American tax dollars “are being used to house & feed these invaders,” the anonymous account wrote, while there were scores of homeless veterans in the US. Musk replied simply: “Yeah.”
Though higher rates of homelessness among veterans have long been documented and studied, since 2008, a bipartisan effort from Congress overseeing billions in aid for unhoused veterans has resulted in a marked decline in the problem. A spokesperson for the US Department of Veterans Affairs added in an emailed statement that “zero VA funds” are used for any other purpose besides providing health care and benefits to veterans and their families. The @endwokeness account declined to comment, saying they expected a “garbage hit piece,” in a direct message sent on X.