Elon Musk has deleted an image he shared on X, formerly Twitter, which promoted a conspiracy theory about the UK building “detainment camps” on the Falkland Islands for rioters.
The image – which was faked to look like it had come from the Daily Telegraph website – had been posted by the co-leader of the far-right Britain First party, Ashlea Simon, though it had appeared elsewhere before she shared it.
Mr Musk’s post was viewed more than 1.7 million times before it was removed – with Ms Simon’s post briefly tagged with a note reading “this story does not exist” before it too was removed.
It is the latest in a series of controversial interventions from the tech billionaire since the unrest began, some of which have been directly condemned by the prime minister.
The role of social media platforms, including X, in the disorder is also the subject of intense scrutiny, with the government and media regulator urging greater action from them.
Mr Musk has not acknowledged he published then deleted the post. The BBC has approached X for comment.
The Telegraph has stressed it did not publish, external any such article.
“This is a fabricated headline for an article that does not exist,” said a Telegraph Media Group spokesperson.
“We notified relevant platforms and requested that the post be taken down.”
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