False Claims Circulate About Kamala Harris's Stance on Elon Musk and Social Media
Misleading posts use a 2019 video to suggest Harris wants to censor Musk's platform X, but she was discussing Donald Trump.
- A 2019 video of Kamala Harris is being misrepresented to claim she wants to shut down Elon Musk's social media platform X.
- Harris's comments in the video were about Donald Trump and not related to Musk or X.
- The misleading posts have been widely shared on social media, with significant engagement.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Elon Musk have both amplified these false claims.
- Harris's actual statements focused on the need for accountability and oversight for social media platforms.