Musk boosts surge in misinformation about Pelosi attack
With some help from Twitter's new owner, misinformation about the grievous attack on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband is surging online
By DAVID KLEPPER
Published - Oct 31, 2022, 06:24 PM ET
Last Updated - Jun 23, 2023, 10:57 PM EDT
Within hours of the attack on Paul Pelosi, conspiracy theories deflecting blame for the assault on the husband of U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi were already swirling online.
It didn't matter that authorities said Paul Pelosi was alone when the suspect broke into the couple's San Francisco home. Or that investigators said they didn't believe the two men knew one another.
It didn't even matter that the suspect, David DePape, confessed to investigators that he broke into the Pelosi home to target the speaker.
