Elon Musk laughs off being forced to delete lurid Paul Pelosi conspiracy tweet
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After deleting his tweet on Sunday night, Mr Musk posted a screenshot of a New York Times headline reporting that he had shared content from a website "known to publish false news", with a joking rebuttal: "This is fake – I did not tweet out a link to The New York Times!" Police identified the attacker as a 42-year-old man named David DePape, and said officers had witnessed him "violently" assaulting Mr Pelosi, 82, with a hammer. ", it claimed that Mr DePape was a male sex worker brought home from a San Francisco gay bar by Mr Pelosi – citing only "rumour", "a theory related to me by a source", and "my humble opinion". Recommended Secret 911 call audio reveals how Paul Pelosi alerted police to David DePape attack On Sunday afternoon the Observer responded to criticism of its Paul Pelosi article, saying: "The story is sourced.