The X factor: How Trump ally Elon Musk is using social media to prime voter mistrust ahead of 2024 election

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Since then, his posts have shown full-throated support for Trump.
55% : "If we want to preserve freedom and a meritocracy in America, then Trump must win.
54% : A month later, he wrote that he thought it was time "for Trump to hang up his hat."
54% : His posts on mail-in ballots have a combined 344 million views, and posts about voter ID have a combined 524 million views.
44% : On July 13, 2024, the day of the first attempted assassination of Trump, Musk announced his formal endorsement of the Republican candidate for a second term.
27% : "On election night, if Trump believes he's losing, he is likely to spread massive amounts of disinformation about the existence of fraud," said David Becker, executive director of the Center of Election Innovation and Research.
13% : Over the next two years, posts criticizing President Biden and the prosecution of Trump became more frequent.

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