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Titled 'Let Me Sell You a Dream,' the track features lyrics made up entirely of statements made by Musk. Byrne collaborated with composer Daniel Pemberton on the song."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The documentary, also titled 'Musk,' runs for 235 minutes and is scheduled for release in U.S. cinemas on October 16. Director Alex Gibney described the film as a 'definitive and unvarnished examination' of the billionaire. Elon Musk himself has called the film a 'hit piece.'"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The film also makes allegations regarding Musk's involvement in the 2024 U.S. election. One claim, reported by The Daily Beast and Joe.My.God., is that Musk displayed unusual certainty about the election's outcome before results were known. This allegation comes from Ashley St. Clair, identified as the mother of one of Musk's children."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Election Involvement"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Daily Beast and Joe.My.God. report that the documentary alleges Elon Musk showed unusual certainty about the 2024 U.S. election outcome before results were known, citing Ashley St. Clair. Public.news reports that the documentary promotes a conspiracy theory that Musk used 'space lasers' to rig the election for Trump, a claim dismissed by election officials and fact-checkers. Twitchy states the documentary targets Musk with biased claims, and that family and fans are pushing back."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports mention the song 'Let Me Sell You a Dream' by David Byrne or its lyrics. 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