"Conspiracy Theories Surge on X"

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Election Denial Conspiracy Theories Are Exploding on X. This Time They’re Coming From the Left

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The number of posts casting doubt on the election results and calling for a recount exploded on Wednesday morning .

At noon Eastern time, posts on Elon Musk’s X platform peaked at 94,000 posts per hour.

Many of the posts received significant amplification on X, with numerous posts reviewed by WIRED receiving more than 1 million views.

Dinesh D’Souza capitalized on the missing votes narrative to prove his claims about the 2020 election were right all along.

YouTuber Benny Johnson made similar claims in a post viewed more than 17 million times.

In the Telegram channels and WhatsApp groups that pushed election conspiracy theories, many of the leaders of the groups were patting themselves on the back for foiling the theft of another election.

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