Fact Check: Experts Debunk Claims Elon Musk’s Starlink Impacted Voting Machines In US Election
The Verdict: False
There is no evidence that Starlink compromised the 2024 election, as most voting machines are not connected to the internet.
Context
Following the 2024 US presidential election, social media posts have circulated false claims that Starlink, a satellite internet service operated by SpaceX and led by Elon Musk, was linked to voting tabulation machines.
The claims suggested that Starlink’s involvement might have compromised vote counts and jeopardised election security. The assertion quickly gained traction online, with many users implying that this connection presented a possible avenue for election manipulation.
One example includes a TikTok video (archived here) that received over 40,000 likes and more than 3,100 shares. The video asserts that Starlink was used to upload...