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Musk’s X allowing Maga activists to earn cash from conspiracies about Harris
Pro-Trump activists and Elon Musk's social media platform X are making money from baseless conspiracies and disinformation in the run-up to the US election
Prominent Maga (Make America Great Again) activists have earned money from adverts that appear alongside posts spreading wild falsehoods including a claim that the Democratic presidential candidate “kills babies” as part of “a deal with Satan for power”. This is the latest in a series of i investigations uncovering how the billionaire tech tycoon is profiting from revenue on advertising that appears alongside posts spreading hate and conspiracies on his social media platform. Kevin Sorbo, an actor known for his lead role as Hercules in a popular 90s TV show who is now a Trump activist, echoed Loomer’s post, writing: “If Kamala really is black, have her say the N-word, let the people decide for themselves.”
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