What Elon Musk's personal feed on X looks like
a year ago
- #X (Twitter)
- #Right-wing politics
- #Elon Musk
- Elon Musk's political views were influenced by videos on X (formerly Twitter) depicting migrants, sparking his interest in right-wing politics.
- The New York Times analyzed Musk's X feed by following the same 1,109 accounts he does, revealing a mix of right-wing media, conservative influencers, and conspiracy theorists.
- Nearly half of the posts in Musk's feed come from right-wing figures, including Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok, who has gained significant offline influence.
- Musk frequently interacts with the accounts he follows, amplifying their reach due to his 200 million followers.
- Ideas from Musk's feed, such as misleading claims about federal funds for 'making mice transgender,' later appeared in national discourse.
- Musk has promoted accounts with inaccuracies, like DOGE, despite their misleading information.