Jimmy Kimmel called Elon Musk out publicly after the Tesla founder shared an article promoting an unsupported conspiracy theory regarding the suspect who attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul.
The alleged attacker, David DePape, 42, faces a slew of felony charges in relation to the attack. Paul Pelosi had to undergo surgery to repair a skull fracture. He had several other injuries.
The theory was that DePape and Pelosi knew each other and had a relationship prior to the attack.
“There is absolutely no evidence that Mr. Pelosi knew this man,” San Francisco Police Chief William Scott told CNN in an interview. “As a matter of fact, the evidence indicates the exact opposite.” Scott added, “We’ve spent a lot of energy just pushing back, really ridiculous conspiracy theories, to make sure people stay focused on our team,” he said. “These things are harmful to society, they’re harmful to the victims involved – it’s really sad that we are here in this place, but we are.”
“It has been interesting over the years to watch you blossom from the electric car guy into a fully-formed piece of sh-t,” Kimmel tweeted.
