Elon Musk - the CEO of the social platform X (former Twitter), Tesla, and Space X - has played a part in the riots that shocked the United Kingdom in July and August 2024; he has been one of the drivers that spread falsehoods and incited spirits in British streets.

“This summer we have witnessed something new and unprecedented. The billionaire owner of a tech platform publicly confronting an elected leader [Prime Minister Keir Starmer] and using his platform to undermine his authority and incite violence. Britain’s 2024 summer riots were Elon Musk’s trial balloon,” the Guardian, a leading British publication, says in a feature that is building a forecast about the forthcoming presidential election in the United States.

Musk has been reported numerous times for posting false information without bothering to check the facts, or to correct his claims, or to apologize when caught telling lies.

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In Britain, the billionaire wrote a playbook to test the impact his actions, according to the publication, while the conclusions may lay the ground for further actions in America next November.