He has been criticized for making unscientific and misleading statements, including COVID-19 misinformation, promoting right-wing conspiracy theories, and "endorsing an antisemitic theory "; he later apologized for the last of these. [ 5 ][ 4 ][ 6 ] His ownership of Twitter has been controversial because of the layoffs of large numbers of employees, an increase in hate speech, misinformation and disinformation posts on the...

He has promoted conspiracy theories, and made controversial statements that have led to accusations of sexism, antisemitism, [ 16 ][ 17 ] support of white pride [ 18 ] and transphobia. [ 19 ] His views on international relations, including on the China-Taiwan and Russia-Ukraine conflicts, have received mixed reactions.