Elon Musk's tweet on Friday was trending on Twitter, leaving doubt about the severity of the coronavirus pandemic after tested positive and at the same time negative results for COVID-19 on the same day.
"Something extremely bogus is going on. Was tested for COVID four times today. Two tests came back negative, two came back positive. Same machine, same test, same nurse," Tesla and SpaceX chief said in a tweet.
Something extremely bogus is going on. Was tested for covid four times today. Two tests came back negative, two came back positive. Same machine, same test, same nurse. Rapid antigen test from BD.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 13, 2020
The now viral tweet has draw a heated debate online, with some are accusing Musk of being "irresponsible" for his claimed.
However, the billionaire downplay his critics and went further into his doubts. According to him he was only suffering 'symptoms of a typical cold' and said there was 'nothing unusual so far' in terms of the effects of the virus infection.
When one Twitter user said "Revenues from tests are likely not bogus & very consistent," Musk's quickly replied, "exactly".
Exactly
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 13, 2020
As of the posting, more than 163K people have retweeded the billionaire's social media message. The tweet comes after the infections in the US has reach a record high.
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