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Ayana Archie

Elon Musk is being sued for libel for accusing a man of having neo-Nazi links

Elon Musk is pictured in May in Paris. A California man says he was harassed after Musk amplified posts on X that falsely said he was involved in a confrontation between far-right protesters. (Michel Euler/AP)

Elon Musk, the owner of X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, is being sued by a recent college graduate who says Musk falsely accused him of being affiliated with a neo-Nazi group.

Ben Brody, 22, is suing Musk for libel, saying Musk amplified posts on X that wrongly identified Brody as a participant in a brawl between two right-wing extremist groups during a Pride event in Portland, Ore., on June 24.

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