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Elon Musk’s UK race, immigration posts spark violence, Starmer rebukes.
7/5/2026
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- Elon Musk posted about UK race and immigration twice as often as about his SpaceX IPO before the June 12 offering.
- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer accused Musk of division after the Henry Nowak murder case, citing his repost of Rupert Lowe’s migrant-deport call and praise for Tommy Robinson.
- A Centre for Countering Digital Hate report said Musk’s replies prompted 240 calls for violence and added 64 million views to extremist posts.
