Advertisements

How elections play out

A dispute on social media is not what an election is for. It’s not a part of the plan to fall out but it’s what some want in spite of the rules.

An example is a post on X by Elon Musk. Musk contrasts his view on migration against Kamala Harris and gets a lot of attention. It has over 100 million views.

It’s not exceptional and other users who engage get big results too. One example is a reply which has over 20,000 likes by a user with a low follower count.

It’s not an accurate example for a legal issue but it meets a threshold for participation. It doesn’t achieve credibility or placate online fact checkers, however.