I’m glad I found this because since there was no article or in depth fact check all I really knew was that it started with an anecdote from Errol and I already began to doubt that because it was not substantiated, probably never can be, and Errol is definitely not a “reliable narrator”. How can we be a free society when the media is more interested in profits than the actual facts of the situation? Thanks for the great article we need more REAL investigative journalism. The polarization between supporters or the “musketeers” and the denouncers demonstrates beautifully how often people forget to think critically and rely on bias consciously and unconsciously(on both sides).

I like that you really did a deep dive and clarified the apartheid claim, I definitely don’t think that has any merit whatsoever and was used merely to generate revenue/social justice rabble on Twitter.I don’t think everyone should rally to Elon’s defense because there are some tangible, problematic things he has done or said, but I agree he deserves the same fairness that should be applied to any public figure. It reminds me of the philosophical idea of the “banality of evil” There is so much mis-information that is being actively propagated by the “mainstream” news outlets that it leads to huge polarization between the left and right(which is really, really bad. While I will admit your appreciation of Elon and his astounding rise to success is clear, this is a very well written article and the “Why this is important” passage at the end struck a chord with me.

Elon Musk by J.T. Owens