Left wing conspiracy theorists falsely claim Elon Musk's Starlink satellite network 'stole' the US presidency for Trump by tampering with election result
Daily MailA bizarre left wing conspiracy theory has falsely claimed that Elon Musk's Starlink satellites were used to 'steal' the US presidency for Trump. Claims are circulating across social media that 20million votes in the election have 'disappeared' and that Elon Musk's starlink satellites were used to interfere with vote-counting machines Trump's victory last week which saw him win the popular vote and saw Democrats face their worst result since 1988 has led disgruntled left wing voters to share false claims online Posts on Musk-owned X promoting the conspiracy theories around Starlink have gained thousands of likes Nevertheless, conspiracy theories from disgruntled left wing voters, unhappy with Tuesday's result which was the worst showing for Democrats in a presidential election since 1988, continue to circulate the false claims. Despite Trump's landslide victory in the election, right wing conspiracy theorists are also perpetuating false claims that the decrease in voter turnout this year vindicates their false concerns in 2020. The allegations of Starlink involvement in the election are unsubstantiated with no evidence being produced to support the claims with many voting machines in the US typically not being able to connect to the internet to prevent election interference Right wing conspiracy theorists are also perpetuating claims that last week's result vindicates their false concerns during the 2020 election Kamala Harris during her concession speech.