FnordingerFeb 23
Erik Uden 🚩

There are investigations linking specific no-name Twitter accounts with less than 30 followers as the source of Musk's and Trump's disinformed beliefs. We are able to trace Trump's conspiracy beliefs of the gold being stolen in Fort Knox to just some random account on Twitter claiming it.

Whoever runs that account has more influence than you. You don't even need Russia or China to plant disinformation on a mass-scale, apparently all it takes is some Twitter Account.

Feb 23 at 3:36pmWeb
Show threadFandaSinFeb 23

@ErikUden

*this account is probably owned by ruSSia or China.

Show threadAubrey De Los DestinosFeb 23
@FandaSin @ErikUden On the other hand, there was, or even is, Catturd2 who's a random retiree from Florida.
Show threadFandaSinFeb 23

@AubreyDeLosDestinos

Sorry, I have no clue who that is or how is that relevant. 🤔

@ErikUden

Show threadAubrey De Los DestinosFeb 23
@FandaSin @ErikUden A Twitter user who grew influential over Elon; as in, he would say something, and Elon would pick it up in no time. But to my knowledge, he had no connections to any sort of intelligence agency.
Show threadFandaSinFeb 24

@AubreyDeLosDestinos

Thank you very much for explanation.👍
I've left Twitter (I'm never calling it X)and never looked back.😊

@ErikUden

Show threadAubrey De Los DestinosFeb 24
@FandaSin @ErikUden Good call.
Show threadFnordingerFeb 23
@ErikUden Are those investigations already public? This sounds insane (not saying it's false, but even for these asshats it would be shockingly stupid).
Show threadErik Uden 🚩Feb 23

@Fnordinger This article mentions it:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2025/elon-musk-x-posts-influencers-trump-policy/

Which I got from this episode of Last Week Tonight by John Oliver:

https://youtu.be/p7ZG_xWYLzI?t=14m22s

How Elon Musk's X interactions spread into Trump administration policy

A look at which accounts — big and small — have Musk’s ear and how some appear to have sparked action from Musk and the Trump administration.

The Washington Post
Show threadAubrey De Los DestinosFeb 23
@ErikUden Precision strike.