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That's exactly the kind of thing I'm criticizing him for. Musk posted an obviously satirical deepfake of Harris. It was clownish. It was unprofessional. Jack wouldn't have done that.

And yet, the response to this from liberals wasn't to chide him on that alone, which would have been plenty enough. It was to pretend that this wasn't obvious satire, that it was an attempt at spreading misinformation. The reaction was far more disingenuous than the bad joke.

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ruthmarx 13 hours ago | parent [-]

FFS buddy, it *was* an attempt at spreading misinformation, there was no warning it was a deepfake or a parody. Stop trying to make excuses and apologize for his conduct, it doesn't make you look good let alone 'fair' like you probably think you're being.

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GloomyBoots 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

No it wasn’t. The video didn’t make any attempt at believability, and Musk posted it with the text “this is awesome” followed by laughing emojis. The joke could not have been more telegraphed. You may as well complain that SNL is misleading voters.

I don’t care about looking fair. I care about being honest. I’m sorry if you think I’m not doing enough to support your team.

	▲	ruthmarx 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> The joke could not have been more telegraphed. See, when you're apologizing and defending this behavior, you're already in the wrong. He violated his own platforms policies requiring such videos to be labeled. If you don't think that was deliberate to mislead people, you're incredibly naive. It's hardly the first time he's done that sort of thing. > I care about being honest. I’m sorry if you think I’m not doing enough to support your team. I care about being honest, you clearly don't since you champion liars. god this country is so screwed lol.

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valval 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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ruthmarx 12 hours ago | parent [-]

It wasn't clearly marked as a joke or fake, which is why many people took it as serious. They probably voted based on it too. Musk helped sway the election by taking advantage of such idiots.

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pixxel 8 hours ago | parent [-]

You’ll never get it, Marx.

	▲	ruthmarx 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It's not about 'getting' it, it's about the damage that was done.