SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk is donating Starlinks to improve Wi-Fi for first responders battling wildfires in California with the help of nonprofit rescue group Grey Bull Rescue.
Musk was fact-checked by an L.A. firefighter in his own livestream after repeating a popular lie about “water shortages.”
As flames engulf swaths of Los Angeles, Elon Musk is wielding X to stoke partisan outrage and conspiracy theories about the disaster.
Elon Musk announced Sunday that he is sending Tesla Cybertrucks to Los Angeles after fires have torn through the region.
A Los Angeles County community near the Eaton Fire is getting help as wildfires have ravaged through residents’ homes throughout the past week. Altadena, a census-designated place just north
Even in the best of circumstances, a crisis like this would be a vector for bad information. The close Trump ally is only making it worse.
While reasons vary about the cause of the wildfires, a section of Conservatives have blamed DEI and a small fish for it.
The Los Angeles Times’ billionaire owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, declared on X that “the Mayor cut LA Fire Department’s budget by $23M.” The right-wing social media account Libs of TikTok lambasted a political leadership team that “defunds the fire dept,” and Elon Musk boosted a post that lamented “LAFD underfunding.”
Newsom mocked Musk for having his “lies” about water shortage “exposed” during his own live-streamed briefing with a member of the LA fire command team.
Musk joined President-elect Donald Trump in lashing out at state officials and pointing fingers over the devastating fires
California Governor Gavin Newsom has accused tech billionaire Elon Musk of spreading “lies” about the state’s response to deadly wildfires ravaging Los Angeles, escalating their online row over swirling misinformation.
As wildfires devastate Los Angeles, burning over 28,000 acres and claiming at least 11 lives, some conservatives, including Trump and Musk, blame DEI initiatives in firefighting and environmental policies.