Ocasio-Cortez’s comments reflect a broader pattern among some progressive Democrats who see Trump’s presidency as an existential threat. Critics, however, argue that her statements amount to fear-mongering, pointing out that similar predictions were made before Trump’s first term, none of which materialized.

The seeds for 2020's post-election conspiracy theories were planted in the 2016 election cycle, when Trump refused during the campaign to say that he would accept the outcome if Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton was the winner.

Conspiracy theorists allege that Starlink, a satellite constellation developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX, was connected to voting machines.

Left-wing conspiracy theorists have claimed the 2024 US presidential election was “stolen”, as posts falsely alleging Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network was used to manipulate the result spread on social media.

Following Republican candidate Donald Trump‘s White House victory, conspiracy theorists claimed on social media that Elon Musk used his Starlink satellite network to “steal” the 2024 Presidential elections.