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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Justin Baragona

Elon Musk’s vendetta against Media Matters morphs into Trump administration investigation

The Trump administration has launched a probe into Media Matters that essentially parrots Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the liberal watchdog. - (Getty)

Amid “first buddy” Elon Musk’s ongoing public war against Media Matters for America, the Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into the liberal media watchdog over what it says could be illegal collusion with advertisers.

Essentially piggybacking on Musk’s lawsuits against Media Matters over the group’s research into hateful and antisemitic content on the mega-billionaire’s social media platform X, the FTC sent a letter to the organization requiring it to share communications and documents related to its research, as well as copies of its budgets.

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