CNN host Jim Acosta claimed on “The Newsroom” Thursday that billionaire businessman Elon Musk is spreading fake news about the failure of the Continuing Resolution Spending Act.
“As Americans face the threat of a government shutdown, there are new concerns about Elon Musk's growing influence over Donald Trump,” Acosta said. The world's richest man tweeted the drama early yesterday, saying a bipartisan deal to keep the government running shouldn't be passed for more than 13 hours. Later, the president-elect joined him, warning that Republicans who support the deal would be in the primaries. ”
“Much of what Mr. Musk posted on X yesterday about this spending bill was either misleading or flat-out false,” said Network Media reporter Brian Stelter. He was referring to the bill as criminal. It's literally a legal piece of paper that he calls a criminal. There is a lot of misinformation that Musk is spreading about this spending bill. I think that's a big part of this story. ”
He added, “By the way, I'm not the only one saying this. Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw tweeted to Mr. Musk last night, saying, “Elon, I love you, but emphasize bottom feeders for clicks. “Please take 5 seconds to verify the source.” As we all know, Musk likes to post anonymous accounts that spread misinformation. ”
Acosta said, “Yes, I mean, even though there was talk of people calling it fake news and all that, we put this on the screen.'' He said the bill included 40 percent of lawmakers' salaries. It is said that the increase was included. I don't know if I can post it. There is an increase in the cost of living, but it's not as high as he said. So, as Dan Crenshaw points out, Elon Musk is spreading fake news about this. He's fake news.”
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