“When you’ve got Elon Musk owning one of the important social media platforms and being a vector for spreading the misinformation, and also when you’ve got the companies like Meta no longer doing the same kind of trust and safety work, it’s just an atmosphere where this kind of stuff can spread.”

Richard Hasen · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15

Hasen said Musk's ownership of X and Meta's reduced trust and safety work created an atmosphere where misinformation can spread.