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submitted 1 month ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

Elon Musk has deleted an image he shared on X, formerly Twitter, which promoted a conspiracy theory about the UK building "detainment camps" on the Falkland Islands for rioters.

The image - which was faked to look like it had come from the Daily Telegraph website - had been posted by the co-leader of the far-right Britain First party, Ashlea Simon, though it had appeared elsewhere before she shared it.

Mr Musk's post was viewed more than 1.7 million times before it was removed - with Ms Simon's post briefly tagged with a note reading "this story does not exist" before it too was removed.

It is the latest in a series of controversial interventions from the tech billionaire since the unrest began, some of which have been directly condemned by the prime minister.

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[-] Sir_packsalot2@lemmynsfw.com 38 points 1 month ago
[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 18 points 1 month ago

I'm not generally in favor of lynch mobs. I think its okay to lynch Elon Musk. After all, he incited an entire country of lynch mobs

Live by the lynch mob die by the lynch mob. Sic semper fascist. Just look a Mussolini and turn that frown upside down.

[-] something_random_tho@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

You undercook chicken. Jail. You overcook chicken, believe it or not, jail.

[-] KingOfSleep@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Reddit needs to write some new material.

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