HarriettMBHarriettMB@toot.wales
Oct 14, 2026, 11:49 PMretooted Dr. Emma L Briant🐕🇬🇧in🇦🇺
The US midterms are 3 weeks away and election misinformation is already spreading. As of Oct. 13, NewsGuard has debunked 25 viral false claims about the midterms, appearing across 268 websites and accounts.
https://www.newsguardtech.com/special-reports/2026-elections-misinformation-tracker/ Massive concentrated wealth is driving uneven spending in the midterms. Elon Musk owns and profits from X, where disinformation goes viral. He has ploughed $276 MILLION into the midterms since July
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/us/politics/elon-musk-midterms.html