(CBS DETROIT) — Elon Musk and Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson sparred online over claims that the state has more registered voters than eligible voters.
“It’s very disappointing,” Benson said during a news conference on Monday, touting the turnout of early voters across the state .
It didn’t take long before she was asked about her recent online feud with Musk over the claims she called “dangerous misinformation.”
“We’re certainly seeing an uptick with either people with sizeable platforms, like Mr. Musk, or others, trying to use those platforms to sow seeds of doubt about what is a very secure and transparent process. And frankly, it says more about the person throwing stones than the system itself that anyone would intentionally try to cast seeds of doubt in the minds of citizens about the sanctity of our elections,” Benson said.
Musk reshared a post asking for community notes if the claim was true.