This is despite the fact that many of Musk's claims – such as the alleged non-citizenship vote – are false.

The analysis is a look at what was popular in a key area of ​​the X app over the final four months of the presidential campaign. It's also a glimpse into the incentives for Musk, and perhaps others, as they decide what to post about.

Musk, the world's richest person and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is urging people to vote for former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris. He has donated more than $118 million to a pro-Trump super PAC he founded and is hosting a controversial $1 million daily prize drawing to raise awareness of the election.

Musk is not only the owner of According to researchers, X has developed a clear bias in favor of right-wing extremist users and posts since Musk bought it two years ago.

Unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud have real consequences for election officials, who are ramping up security at polling places across the country — including bulletproof vests — in response to an increasingly hostile environment.

As the election neared, Musk increased his election-related posts. According to NBC News' analysis, he posted about the election more than 30 times a day for several days in October, either to arouse suspicion about the process or for other reasons.

Many of Musk's election-doubting posts contain conspiracy theories that have been repeatedly debunked by fact-checkers, including the baseless claim that Democrats are trying to “import” voters into the United States by increasing the number of undocumented immigrants. Only citizens can vote, and to become a citizen, someone must be one of the following: a legal resident for at least five years, a spouse of a U.S. citizen, a member of the U.S. military, or the child of a U.S. citizen.