Musk Says Twitter Suppressed Republicans at '10 Times the Rate of Democrats'
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Tesla CEO and X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk appeared on comedian Joe Rogan’s podcast on Tuesday, where he discussed politics, urban crime, and the changes he’s made to the social media platform since taking over late last year.
Twitter’s Left-Wing Bias: Musk stated that prior to his purchase of Twitter, the platform acted as “an arm of the government” and was biased against conservative users, who were “suppressed 10 times the rate of Democrats.” Musk said the platform was “fundamentally controlled by the far left. It was like, completely controlled by the far left.” Shortly after purchasing Twitter, Musk allowed a handful of journalists to access internal communications at the platform, culminating in the ‘Twitter Files’ saga.
George Soros: Musk also heavily criticized billionaire Democrat mega-donor George Soros, who he accused of eroding “the fabric of civilization” by supporting progressive prosecutors across the United States. Musk claimed that Soros “fundamentally hates humanity” and elevates district attorneys who “refuse to prosecute crime” in major U.S. cities.
How the Media Covered It: The nearly three-hour interview was covered mildly across the spectrum. Right-rated outlets typically framed coverage around Musk’s comments on Soros. Center-rated outlets focused most heavily on Musk’s statements regarding a left-wing bias on Twitter before his takeover. Left-rated outlets focused more on criticism of Musk’s comments, with the Daily Beast (Left bias) stating that a “surge of misinformation and hateful speech has proliferated on [X] since Musk’s takeover.”
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Elon Musk made his fourth appearance Tuesday on Joe Rogan’s podcast–and did not disappoint.
Speaking on The Joe Rogan Experience, the Tesla CEO admitted he still wants to fight Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, joked about Hamas (“Hummus? Chickpeas? Maybe we should cut off chickpea exports”), and spoke in-depth about his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, now X, including a wild monologue on the woke “mind virus” and “zombie apocalypse” it threatens to usher in.
The pair were drinking a whiskey-colored liquid and smoking cigars during their conversation, and donned costumes...
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Elon Musk said that conservative users of X, formerly Twitter, were suppressed "10 times the rate" of liberal users prior to him taking over the company.
Musk, the platform's CEO, obtained X in October 2022 and quickly made headlines after signing off on a series of reports published by independent journalist Matt Taibbi in late 2022 nicknamed the "Twitter Files." Taibbi's work purportedly showed that the platform's previous ownership, led by Twitter's founder and previous CEO Jack Dorsey, had worked with the federal government to censor conservative and Republican content...
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Elon Musk says George Soros ‘fundamentally hates humanity,’ erodes ‘fabric of civilization’![AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right](https://www.allsides.com/sites/default/files/bias-leaning-right.png)
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Billionaire Elon Musk launched a new attack against fellow mogul George Soros, arguing the 93-year-old Democratic mega-donor erodes “the fabric of civilization.”
Musk, who earlier this year compared the Holocaust survivor to the X-Men supervillain Magneto, blasted the philanthropist for bankrolling progressive, soft-on-crime prosecutors.
“In my opinion, he fundamentally hates humanity,” Musk said during an appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast Tuesday.
“He’s doing things that erode the fabric of civilization, getting DAs elected who refuse to prosecute crime. That’s part of the problem in San Francisco and LA...
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