President Donald Trump’s allies have fueled misinformation and verbal attacks against courts on social media, raising concerns that judges hearing high-profile litigation challenging his administration could be at risk.
Elon Musk, whose government efficiency team’s actions are being litigated in multiple courts, has amplified posts targeting judges who have put temporary blocks on early Trump administration actions, a regular step in litigation. Some posts shared by Musk and other Trump associates have included information about judges’ family members.
Experts on disinformation, the purposeful spread of inaccurate information, and misinformation, the unintentional sharing of false information, said such posts can spread ...