The Bull Ring

ℍ𝕠𝕨 𝔼𝕝𝕠𝕟 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕜 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕏 𝕓𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕚𝕘𝕘𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕡𝕦𝕣𝕧𝕖𝕪𝕠𝕣𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕠𝕟𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕖 𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕖𝕔𝕙 𝕓𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕚𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕙𝕒𝕕 𝕒 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕞 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕥𝕙 — 𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝕙𝕖 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕒𝕟 𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕣𝕖 𝕤𝕠𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕟𝕖𝕥𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜 𝕓𝕦𝕚𝕝𝕥 𝕠𝕟 𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕤 E lon Musk has trouble telling the truth. Whether he’s overpromising on what his companies can accomplish or twisting the facts about his own children, it’s clear he doesn’t feel constrained by reality, which is no doubt what made him into the mogul of misinformation he is today. Almost two years after Musk completed his $44 billion takeover of Twitter (now X), he and the platform — where he reigns not just as owner but the most-followed user — have become essential to the life cycle of incendiary falsehoods and conspiracy theories. While mainstream social media companies have long tried to prevent such content from gaining traction, leaving...