Ukraine’s Myrotvorets kill list adds Elon Musk and removed, a cheap move
EON MSKOct 15, 2022
The Facts
Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and founder of SpaceX, briefly appeared on a website described as a Ukrainian "kill list" after reports suggested he may withdraw funding Starlink satellite internet terminals – the primary means of communication for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Musk's name was removed after the post started to gain attention on social media.
The website, Myrotvorets – Ukrainian for "peacekeeper" – frequently features profiles of those who've voiced criticism of the country, including Western journalists, Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters, and Darya Dugina, who was assassinated in a car bomb in the outskirts of Moscow earlier this year.
The Spin
Narrative B
Despite Musk's attempts to look like a hero, his companies are heavily subsidized, and SpaceX's Starlink satellites are already funded mainly by government entities. In a cheap move, the billionaire is clearly trying to pass what's left of the bill to someone else while still taking credit.
Nerd narrative
There's a 4% chance that Elon Musk will hold major political office in the United States before February 2033, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
