Stephen King hits out at Elon Musk’s ‘pro-Trump disinformation’ on X

As the election draws nearer, more and more celebrities seem to be having a pop at Donald Trump supporter Elon Musk. First Cardi B, and now Stephen King.

The horror writer — who has already sparred with Musk on multiple occasions — took to the Musk-owned X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday night, accusing the tech billionaire of spreading misinformation ahead of the election.

“The Musk-man has posted 3,000 times on Twitter in the last month,” wrote King on X. “Most are pro-Trump disinformation and outright lies. Remember, he has skin in the game. Consider his posts accordingly.”

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Of course, King’s right about Musk having “skin in the game”. Musk publicly endorsed Trump on X in July, has donated millions to a Trump Super PAC to help with his re-election, has appeared himself at Trump rallies, and offered million-dollar swing state payouts to Trump voters.

On X, he also regularly posts complete nonsense to his 200+ million followers. Musk has shared (and deleted) far right fake news, spread a false rumor that a bomb had been found at a Trump rally, and his posts frequently receive Community Notes debunking their accuracy. Musk allowed conspiracy theories to run rampant on the platform after Trump was shot at during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and to top it all off, added pro-Trump icons for Trump hashtags on X.

Musk’s attempt at a retort to King’s assertion? Laughing about the author counting up all his posts while saying nothing to dispute his claims.