Elon Musk condemned for tweet on unfounded rumour about Paul Pelosi attack

In response to Mrs Clinton’s tweet, Mr Musk provided a link to the Santa Monica Observer article and added: “There is a tiny possibility there might be more to this story than meets the eye.”

Elon Musk took control of Twitter a few days ago (Susan Walsh/AP)

Elon Musk has tweeted a link to an unfounded rumour about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, just days after his purchase of Twitter fuelled concerns that the social media platform would no longer seek to limit misinformation and hate speech.

Mr Musk’s tweet, which he later deleted, linked to an article by a fringe website, the Santa Monica Observer, an outlet that has previously asserted that Hillary Clinton died on September 11 and was replaced with a body double.