The White House has accused Elon Musk of repeating a “hideous” anti-Semitic lie on his social media site X (formerly Twitter), Reuters reports.

“It is unacceptable to repeat the hideous lie behind the most fatal act of anti-Semitism in American history at any time, let alone one month after the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust,” White House spokesman Andrew Bates said on Friday, in response to a Musk post.

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