The fact that Elon Musk boosted this original post allowed it to get more than 7 million views.
Democrats won the Senate and the House of Representatives, in a disastrous vote for conservatives.
After this Democratic tidal wave in Congress, the world's richest man is worried about a possible brake on the rollout of data centers dedicated to artificial intelligence.
The midterm elections in the United States saw a proliferation of false information intended to influence the vote or to destabilize the country.
Elon Musk, who is in the habit of amplifying false information on his X account, wields outsized influence thanks to his control of his social network.
The X account that first shared the video is based in Romania, NewsGuard reported.
These contents came mostly from the Republican camp, sometimes from the Democratic camp, as well as from foreign powers.
According to an AI detection tool used by NewsGuard, there is a 98% probability that it is a deepfake.