Elon Musk Is the Midterms’ Biggest Disinformation Risk

Center: MAGA&#39;s bonkers James Talarico call scheme goes up in smoke after damning details exposed — www.rawstory.com
Center: <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6141753-talarico-campaign-full-steam-ahead/" rel="noopener nofollow">Chair of Texas Democratic Party says &#39;we&#39;re full steam ahead&#39; after Talarico&#39;s flu recovery — thehill.com
Center: <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/-just-flu-james-talarico-shoots-conservative-speculation-absence-trail-rcna602903" rel="noopener nofollow">‘I just had the flu’: James Talarico shoots down conservative speculation about absence — www.nbcnews.com
Center: <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-election-2026-musk_n_6acd297fe4b0e26c18ccd373?origin=top-ad-recirc" rel="noopener nofollow">Elon Musk Quietly Becomes Biggest Known Donor In Midterm Contests As He Tries To Save Republicans —
Center-Right: <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/james-talarico-2678071492/" rel="noopener nofollow">&#39;Whoa&#39;: MAGA influencer&#39;s secret Talarico call sparks outrage and HIPAA warnings — www.rawstory.com
Right: <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/kristi-noem-2678076168/" rel="noopener nofollow">Country star wallops Kristi Noem over sloppy Texas political jab — www.rawstory.com
Right: Midterms predicted to &#39;strip MAGA from power&#39; at every level of government: ex-GOP insider — www.rawstory.com
Right: <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/12/elon-musk-quietly-becomes-biggest-known-donor-midterm-races-tries/" rel="noopener nofollow">Elon Musk quietly becomes biggest known donor in midterm contests as he tries to save Republicans — www.washingtontimes.com

Source: www.motherjones.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:57:44 GMT

Over the weekend, a poorly constructed and very obviously fake claim about Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico sprang up on X only to almost instantly fall apart. The claim was that Talarico had been absent from the campaign trail not because he had the flu, as he and his campaign have said, but because […]