A conservative commentator with a substantial Twitter following went viral late last week by making false claims about the insurrection at the US Capitol – and Twitter owner Elon Musk amplified some of the misinformation, pushing it to millions of people.
A conservative commentator with a substantial Twitter following went viral late last week by making false claims about the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 – and Twitter owner Elon Musk amplified some of the misinformation, pushing it to millions of people. The conservative commentator, Chuck Callesto, inaccurately tweeted that various publicly available videos of January 6 had been “censored.” Musk amplified one of these claims.
The video showed Chansley standing just outside the Capitol building and vehemently urging people to heed Trump’s call to go home. Callesto wrote, “JUST IN: Censored video re-emerges of Jacob Chansley reading Trump’s tweet, telling protestors to GO HOME and remain peaceful.” Musk shared the tweet and added, “Free Jacob Chansley.
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