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Elon Musk’s increasing flirtation with conspiracy theories recently brought him into focus with the left-leaning Media Matters for America, a self-appointed watchdog group for the right-wing media ecosystem which recently published an investigation that found ads for major brands on X, formerly known as Twitter, appeared next to antisemitic posts and hate speech.
Musk, in retaliation, has sued the group for defamation—and said the organization is “pure evil”—while arguing that Media Matters’ report used a small number of anecdotes to misrepresent the scale of the problem.
