The ongoing Elon Twitter saga: "insert demographic" melts down

[Mercenary Keyboard Warrior]

Free speech lol

 

[Colonel_Klinck]

Musk deleted a fact check on one of his own posts.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1684009365068742657

but but but free speech!

He just loves to stir the pot on these issues. I think he think it helps when it in fact does the exact opposite. Let the scientists run their controlled peer reviewed studies and then discuss them. That doesn't drive traffic for Elon so he has zero interest.

 

[mrk]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1683500177863090177

 

[Roar87]

but but but free speech!

He just loves to stir the pot on these issues. I think he think it helps when it in fact does the exact opposite. Let the scientists run their controlled peer reviewed studies and then discuss them. That doesn't drive traffic for Elon so he has zero interest.

What's your issue?

Does the Covid-19 vaccine cause myocarditis (heart inflammation)?​

There have been rare cases of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) following the Moderna and the Pfizer vaccine in the UK, and it has been listed as a very rare side effect.

Myocarditis and Covid-19 vaccines

We look at the link between myocarditis and Covid-19 vaccines

www.bhf.org.uk

 

[Mr Jack]

What's your issue?

What's your issue with the factually correct fact check that was removed?

 

[Roar87]

What's your issue with the factually correct fact check that was removed?

I don't have an issue, Elon also said he's been fact checked before and doesn't mind.

 

[Mr Jack]

I don't have an issue, Elon also said he's been fact checked before and doesn't mind.

Yet he removed it in a little tantrum this time.

 

[StriderX]

What he fails to bother mentioning is that it's also a side effect of the virus itself, there is only value in considering the overall net benefit/harm ratio of either choice but that would be far too much discussion for the morons that say every vaccine is bad and literally Mengele made them.

 

[Jono8]

What's your issue?

Myocarditis and Covid-19 vaccines

We look at the link between myocarditis and Covid-19 vaccines

www.bhf.org.uk

The issue presumably, is that it's a rare side effect, but Musk is questioning whether it is common (which it quite clearly isn't according to the scientific studies, and the fact that everyone isnt dropping dead, as almost everyone is vaccinated).

 

[unwashed potato!]

The issue presumably, is that it's a rare side effect, but Musk is questioning whether it is common (which it quite clearly isn't according to the scientific studies, and the fact that everyone isnt dropping dead, as almost everyone is vaccinated).

And then Musk has his fact checking removed.

 

[Colonel_Klinck]

What's your issue?

Myocarditis and Covid-19 vaccines

We look at the link between myocarditis and Covid-19 vaccines

www.bhf.org.uk

Did he post any links to actual scientific studies or mention that its rare and you are far more likely to get myocarditis from covid or did he just throw out a vague statement that the anti vaxers can seize on as it drives engagement? He knew exactly what he was doing. He has been wrong so many times on covid you'd think he'd have shamed himself in to just shutting up. Don't think he does shame though.

And then there is him removing a fact check. So much for Community Notes, something he praised until it corrected him on covid.

 

[C Kent]

Source it was musk that removed the fact check? Bit strange as he has let other fact checks of his tweets stand isn't it?

 

[Mercenary Keyboard Warrior]

BBC have something on it saying not sure if it was Melon or down voted by users.
Seeing as there are plenty of anti vax morons out there its quite possible it was just other morons

Elon Musk tweet boosts vaccine conspiracies targeting LeBron James' son

The basketball legend's son Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest on Monday.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Colonel_Klinck]

BBC have something on it saying not sure if it was Melon or down voted by users.
Seeing as there are plenty of anti vax morons out there its quite possible it was just other morons

Elon Musk tweet boosts vaccine conspiracies targeting LeBron James' son

The basketball legend's son Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest on Monday.

www.bbc.co.uk

Sadly I expect anti vaxers are on the community notes team

 

[Colonel_Klinck]

@i-bert you do realise community notes is made up of twitter users right?

 

[GarethSouthgate]

Does he also confirm the impact on the heart after catching COVID itself?

Or he is simply an anitvaxxer?

I watched a documentary on SpaceX from a few years back, he seemed to be a different person then, I wonder where it all went downhill?

 

[GarethSouthgate]

What he fails to bother mentioning is that it's also a side effect of the virus itself, there is only value in considering the overall net benefit/harm ratio of either choice but that would be far too much discussion for the morons that say every vaccine is bad and literally Mengele made them.

Is he pro Jan 16th as well? Stop the vote etc

 

[Tony Edwards]

I watched a documentary on SpaceX from a few years back, he seemed to be a different person then, I wonder where it all went downhill?

 

[Colonel_Klinck]

Does he also confirm the impact on the heart after catching COVID itself?

Or he is simply an anitvaxxer?

I watched a documentary on SpaceX from a few years back, he seemed to be a different person then, I wonder where it all went downhill?

He's always been an odd one. He was so obsessed with making PayPal/X.com an everything financial service to the point the other board members had to oust him as CEO before he bankrupted the company.

 

[GarethSouthgate]

He's always been an odd one. He was so obsessed with making PayPal/X.com an everything financial service to the point the other board members had to oust him as CEO before he bankrupted the company.

There's definitely a change in his demeanor but I guess he tweeted less back then so the crazy wasn't as obvious.

They do say that power corrupts.