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Elon Musk's election-doubting posts are shared 9 times more than his less extreme election content

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Summary
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69% Informative

Elon Musk's posts on his social media platform X get far more attention when they cast doubt on the integrity of the electoral process, an NBC News analysis has found.

The analysis is a window into what’s been popular in a major corner of the X app during the final four months of the presidential election campaign.

Musk is urging people to vote for former President Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris .

VR Score

69

Informative language

66

Neutral language

8

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

58

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

detected

Time-value

short-lived

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