Elon Musk took to the website formerly known as Twitter on June 25 to make a strange comment after LeBron James' son Bronny was rushed to a hospital July 24 after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest during a practice session at USC.
In reply to a user by the name of Chief Nerd, Musk said that myocarditis is "a known side effect" of the covid vaccine, but that the only question is "whether it is rare or common."
We cannot ascribe everything to the vaccine, but, by the same token, we cannot ascribe nothing.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 25, 2023
Myocarditis is a known side-effect. The only question is whether it is rare or common.
Musk got mixed reactions after the post, from some in agreement with his theory to some strongly against it. After the tweet was out for a little while, Twitter users added a Community Note with links to medical research indicating that myocarditis is associated with covid itself, but not with the vaccine.
However, one user named Ron Filipkowski noted that the Community Note was later removed. As of the morning of June 26, it is still missing from the post.
The Community Note fact-checking Elon’s post that the covid vaccine may have caused Lebron James’s son cardiac arrest has been removed. One of the perks of owning the company is that you are never wrong. pic.twitter.com/5SZ6VOtWcA
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) July 26, 2023
TheStreet has reached out to the Community Notes team for comment.
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