Elon Musk's mother has been accused of encouraging people to commit voting fraud, and her own son's social media site X flagged her posts as “illegal.”
May Musk, 76, posted an outrageous comment in response to the billionaire's son telling his followers it's “very important that all your friends and family register to vote.”
“Democrats have given us another option. You don't have to be registered to vote,” May Musk said. told his 1.1 million followers On her son's platform.
“On election day, go to 10 polling stations with 10 false names and vote 10 times. That's 100 votes, and it's not illegal. Maybe we should work the system too,” she said. wrote.
The post had been viewed more than 6.6 million times by Monday morning and was quickly reported on her son's site.
“This is actually illegal,” Mr.
Social media users, including numerous lawyers, were quick to accuse the Tesla founder's mother of encouraging voter fraud.
“That's illegal. Is there any credible evidence that Democrats are engaging in such behavior?” one lawyer replied.
Another lawyer said: “This tweet is an invitation to commit a crime, which is a complete criminal act in itself. If at least one person responds to your solicitation, you may be charged with conspiracy. This tweet must be retracted immediately. You should.”
“Hey @FBI Look here, this is a crime in progress,” one social media user wrote.
Another joked: “Great idea, May.” I think you should film yourself doing this and post it. ”
