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Election officials are outmatched by Elon Musk’s misinformation machine | CNN Politics

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Election officials in key battleground states say they're struggling to fact-check Elon Musk's misinformation on his X platform.

The tech billionaire has been accused of spreading misinformation to his 200 million followers.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has come the closest to matching Musk on social media, accusing him of “blatantly lying to the public”.

Election officials in Pennsylvania are attempting to fact-check Musk ’s false claims on X but acknowledge those efforts are unlikely to stymie the spread of election lies.

Musk is also making headlines in Pennsylvania as he is trying to move a lawsuit over his $1 million giveaway to voters into federal court.

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