When billionaire Elon Musk took over Twitter in October last year, the billionaire promised to make the social media giant the "most accurate source of information about the world. That’s our mission".
But according to an analysis by AFP, the tech entrepreneur has repeatedly amplified false claims from some of the most prominent disinformation accounts on the platform.
Just last week, Musk brought attention to a tweet that misleadingly suggested doctors are misdiagnosing flu cases as COVID-19 deaths. Musk replied to the tweet by saying "Good question".
This account in question called @KanekoaTheGreat has repeatedly spread disinformation and has promoted QAanon conspiracy theories.
QAnon followers believe Satan-worshipping politicians and celebrities run the world while engaging in pedophilia and human trafficking.
On January 6, 2021, fans of former US President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in Washington, DC.
Many of them were followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory, which saw Trump as a hero who would defeat the Satanic global cabal.
According to AFP, this was one of at least 40 times Elon Musk replied to this profile @KanekoaTheGreat since purchasing Twitter.
Musk also amplified a post falsely blaming mass shootings in the US on LGBTQ+ individuals.
He boosted another post that falsely claimed French ex-president Francois Hollande admitted the West overthrew the Ukrainian government during the Maidan Revolution in 2013.
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