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[–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 34 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes but how many of those are bots

Musk won't tell

6 years ago he would have said they all were

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Why should he care? As long as he pushes Trump over the edge, he's set for life. He'll probably run for President.

[–] qantravon@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Unless they (somehow) get an amendment through, Musk is not eligible to be president. He wasn't born a citizen of the US.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

"...Terminate the constitution"

~trump

Laws and all that silliness don't apply to Emperors and their Lords.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, I forgot about that.

[–] vxx@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

He's already set for all eternity. Now he's risking it all.

You gotta wonder if there's some tapes or something.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 13 points 2 weeks ago

Elon is big in BS game.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

Whether you follow Musk or not on Twitter you are forced to see his posts. It is certainly in the realm of possibility that the numbers add up.

[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Considering people can view things more than once and Elon has multiple false claims, it's pretty easy to get to that number. You can doubt him because hes Musk but those MAUs are more than enough to hit that number when you make you web site prioritize your own posts on it, he probably has no less than half a dozen lies from just this past week alone. Not to mentions views from people who arent users, embeded views, etc.

[–] realitista@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Any way we could get a snapshot of the graph since Elon took over? I tried to make an account but it was too big of a PITA.

Remember, scrolling past it in your feed and not interacting with it in any way is considered a view on Xitter.

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Also— full self driving will be available in a couple of weeks…

—2016

Apparently it’s now being released in tandem as a package with Trump’s “healthcare plan” 😆😂🤥

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'll take "things that will definitely kill you" for $2000, Ken.

[–] Thorry84@feddit.nl 3 points 2 weeks ago

Source: My ass

[–] LucidNightmare@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Elongated Muskrat can flub the numbers all he wants, and he does.

Twitter is dead, and has no power any longer.