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Starlink 2024 US Election Conspiracy Theory refers to a conspiracy theory claiming that the billionaire That of Elon Musk the company SpaceX hacked the United States presidential election 2024 election in favor of the president-elect Donald Trump using its Starlink satellite internet system. The theory claims that high-speed internet satellites were connected to the supply chain of voting machines for Trump’s benefit, which helped count millions of votes for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, although several media outlets have debunked the claim. plot by pointing out that voting machines are generally not connected to the Internet. Online, the Starlink conspiracy theory became extremely popular in mid-November 2024, including on TikTok, Reddit, and X, formerly Twitter.

Background

The Starlink conspiracy theory began on November 9, 2024, after TikTok user @etheria77 uploaded a 9-minute video alleging that an engineer told him that California and other swing states were able to to use Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite system “to take stock and count votes.” She has since deleted the video, but @AesPolitics1 reposted it the same day (see below), garnering more than 4 million views and 33,000 likes in two days.

Also on November 9, 2024, @etheria77 then reposted a video of meteorologist Todd Gross commenting on the fall of a few Starlink satellites after a rocket failure, in which she suggests that it was a cover-up aimed at destroying the satellites. The video (see below) has been viewed more than 55,000 times and 3,400 likes in two days.

Developments

Theories of missing votes

As the conspiracy theory linking Elon Musk’s Starlink company became popular online, some Internet users began claiming that satellites influenced millions of missing votes in the 2024 presidential election. For example, on November 10 2024, user ”, while presumed voters received messages “that their ballot had not been counted”. The post (see below) garnered over 55,000 likes and 13,000 reposts in one day.

Media coverage

According to the tabloid Newsweek, Starlink’s interference in the US elections has spread mainly among left-wing conspiracy theorists. The website also mentions that voting machines are generally “not connected to the Internet” and that a few states are allowed to “use ballot scanners to transmit unofficial results using a mobile private network after the end of voting.” voting on Election Day and after memory cards containing vote tallies have been deleted.

The Telegraph wrote an article on November 11, 2024, claiming that conspiracy theories “falsely alleging that Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network was used to manipulate the outcome” spread on social media using hashtags like that “TrumpCheated” were shared on Threads and X, while calls for recounts were shared with the phrase “SwingStateHandRecount.”

Online reactions

The Starlink conspiracy theory has grown massively in the days since the end of the 2024 US presidential election, as some netizens have called for new elections and Elon Musk’s company complies with reports regarding ballots. For example, on November 10, 2024, user election so he can have nice things while inflicting pain on Americans. “. The twee garnered over 207,000 views and 7,600 likes in two days.

Editors also commented on the Starlink conspiracy theory, sharing screenshots and other alleged evidence of Elon Musk’s company’s election interference. For example, on November 9, 2024, user Fast_Block6353 posted a highlighted comment on @etheria77’s 9-minute video, writing: “There are millions of people with missing ballots, people saying their ballot vote was not shown as recorded on vote.org, there “It was Russian interference, the bomb threats in democratic cities, the ballot boxes destroyed in the democratic cities.” The post (see below) received around 453 upvotes and 460 comments in three days.

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