Musk attacks virologist Fauci

“My conscience is persecuted and Fauci,” Musk wrote. According to the The New York Times These are words that would resonate with the right-wing section of the American population.

For example, Musk received praise from Marjorie Taylor Greene of the “far right”, but at the same time criticism from Democrat Amy Klobuchar. Twitter users reported that Musk’s predictions about the pandemic were far from reality. He has always been against shutdowns, especially when they were shown to have an effect on the hiring rate at his Tesla factories.

Mark Van Ranst

Virologist Marc Van Ranst says that after Musk’s tweet appeared, he “immediately noticed the impact in the messages, emails, and responses” he received. And this is while the threats – in the absence of Corona – have become a little less recently. But now they have found a second wind that threatens scientists. Elon Musk made sure of this with his megaphone on his own platform. It’s not true,” van Ranst told Dutch RTLNieuws.

“Tweets like Elon Musk are oxygen for idiots who have been harassing scientists for years now. Musk is putting science and scientists at risk,” Van Ranst wrote on Twitter.

What about companies?

Fauci wasn’t the only one under fire. Musk also criticized Yoel Roth, a prominent figure on Twitter prior to the acquisition. For example, he tweeted an excerpt from Roth’s doctoral dissertation to appear to endorse access by minors to Internet pornography.

The companies that suspended their participation in Twitter during the uproar surrounding the acquisition don’t seem inclined to support Musk now. For example, Apple refused to respond. Insiders believe it is part of a tactic to generate revenue from sources other than advertising.