Billionaire Elon Musk asked why Bronny James, a school basketball player and son of Lebron James, went into cardiac arrest, linking the medical emergency, without evidence, to the covid-19 vaccine in a tweet Tuesday, the latest in a series of questionable and false ones. comments via Musk.
July 25, 2023 Musk responded to the news of James’ cardiac arrest by saying, “We can’t characterize everything to the vaccine, but, at the same time, we can’t characterize anything,” adding, “Myocarditis is a known side effect. “” of the Covid-19 vaccine, referring to inflammation of the heart, which has been reported as an aspect effect affecting around 0. 0004% of vaccine recipients.
On May 29, 2023, Musk shared an article on Twitter that mentioned Israeli data and claimed that “zero physically fit young Americans died from COVID-19,” a claim later debunked by Israel’s fitness minister.
February 26, 2023 Musk reported that Anthony Fauci funded the creation of Covid-19 saying, “he did it through an intermediary organization (EcoHealth),” referring to the government’s investment in studies conducted through EcoHealth in a Wuhan lab (there is no agreement that the lab created Covid-19, but some agencies say it is possible).
January 21, 2023 Reacting to Rasmussen’s ballot about the side effects of Covid-19, Musk tweeted that he had “major side effects” from the moment he remembered and said he hoped there would be no permanent damage “but I don’t know. “
January 15, 2023 While saying he supports vaccines in general, Musk warned that “the cure/vaccine is potentially worse” than the disease if vaccines are given to the entire population, a view shared by many who on herbal immunity that medical experts say is less safe than getting the Covid-19 vaccine.
December 11, 2022 Twitter’s leader for Fauci’s prosecution, tweeting “My pronouns are Prosecution/Fauci. “
December 13, 2021In an interview with Time magazine, which named him Person of the Year in 2021, Musk said he and his children won the vaccine and said “the science is unequivocal,” but that he opposes vaccination mandates, bringing to light “the erosion of freedom in America.
September 28, 2020 In an interview with The New York Times, Musk said he would not take a covid-19 vaccine once it became available and pointed to the low death rate even though the virus killed millions, more than a year later. He said he and his eligible youth won the coup.
March 6, 2020While the virus and millions were infected, Musk tweeted, “Coronavirus panic is stupid. “
Musk responded to Forbes’ request for comment.
Musk’s tweet in response to news of James’ cardiac arrest was met with a fact-check from the social media platform that was later deleted. The fact-check noted that the risk of myocarditis is particularly higher after covid infection than after receiving a covid-19 vaccine.
While Musk has amplified some conspiracy theories, he has also made transparent his opposition to government-imposed vaccination mandates as a matter of individual rights and freedoms. It strips itself of one room at a time until it disappears. When California officials forced the closure of non-essential businesses, Musk opposed the move and eventually reopened Tesla’s California factory, defying its rules. After reopening, many workers at the plant tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a document released through transparency organization PlainSite. Musk also called the orders to shelter there in April 2020 “fascist” and “breaking people’s freedoms in a terrible and evil way and not why they came here to America or built this. “country. “
Since news of the pandemic began spreading in March 2020, Musk has made his skepticism about the virus and vaccine known on social media. Musk and members of his family circle may have contracted the virus themselves. In November 2020, Musk tweeted that he was experiencing bloodless symptoms and that he “most likely” had a mild case of covid-19. Since his possible infection and his claim that he would not be vaccinated, Musk has continued to embrace vaccine skepticism and conspiracy theories, despite saying in 2021 that he had been vaccinated. In addition to his doubts about the vaccine, Musk attacked George Soros, saying the billionaire hated humanity and sought to “erode the very fabric of civilization. “Musk compared Soros, a Jewish Holocaust survivor, to the comedian. E-book villain Magneto, who has been described as a Holocaust survivor. He also publicly doubted the widely reported far-right connections of a mass shooter while calling the similar shooting a “psychological operation. “
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Correction 8/7: This story has been corrected to reflect the type of studies EcoHealth conducts in the Wuhan lab.
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