Musk suggested retired Army Lt. Col. Vindman, who testified against Trump at his first impeachment trial, "committed treason."

The Facebook post is an example of what could be called “stolen satire,” in which content originally written and presented as parody is captured and reposted in a way that makes it appear authentic. As a result, readers of the second-generation post are misled, which is what happened here.

Musk's involvement in space policy raises potential conflicts of interest, and that's not the only change on the horizon.