Politics

Right-Wingers Duped by Fake Trump Press Release About Elon Musk Takeover

HOOK, LINE & SINKER

Devin Nunes called it “left-wing desperation,” but it turns out right-wing accounts were pushing it.

Zachary Petrizzo
Zachary Petrizzo 

Former Politics Reporter

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Zachary Petrizzo

Zachary Petrizzo

Former Politics Reporter

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zachary.petrizzo@thedailybeast.com

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