Elon Musk criticized “false media stories” alleging he is anti-Semitic after endorsing a derogatory tweet about Jews last week.
The billionaire’s defense statement follows a turbulent week in which several major companies pulled ads from X in condemnation of the anti-Semitism they say he allowed to spread on the social media platform.
“Last week, there were hundreds of false stories in the media claiming that I am anti-Semitic,” Musk posted Sunday on his social media platform, X.
“Nothing could be further from the truth,” he declared.
“I only wish the best for humanity and a prosperous and exciting future for everyone,” he added in the post.
The world’s richest man found himself in hot water last week after tweeting that a user was telling “the real truth” in response to a post that claimed: “Jewish communities have been pushing exactly the kind of dialectical hatred against white people that they claim to have. “I want people to stop using it against them.”
Elon Musk said Sunday that “nothing could be further from the truth” in response to accusations of anti-Semitism. Getty Images Musk sparked outrage after he agreed with a user’s post.
The user’s tweet also claimed that Jews supported “hordes of minorities” immigrating to the United States.
Hours after his apparent agreement sparked outrage online, Musk backpedaled and clarified that he does not believe hate toward whites extends “to all Jewish communities.”
Musk then went after the Anti-Defamation League, whom he blamed for causing a 60% drop in X’s advertising revenue through its campaign to moderate hate speech.
He posted in the same thread that the organization “unfairly attacks the majority of the West” despite its support for Israel and Jews.
“This is because, according to their own principles, they cannot criticize the minority groups that constitute their main threat. It is not right and it must stop.” he tweeted.
Musk also attacked the ADL in an anti-X tirade last Wednesday. The White House condemned Musk’s support for the anti-Semitic tweet.via REUTERS
The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX also accused the ADL of trying to shut down the site formerly known as Twitter and threatened to sue the league for “falsely accusing her and me of being anti-Semitic.”
White House spokesman Andrew Bates criticized Musk and said the Biden administration condemns “this abhorrent promotion of anti-Semitic and racist hatred in the strongest terms, which runs counter to our fundamental values as Americans.”
“It is unacceptable to repeat the horrible lie behind the most fatal act of anti-Semitism in American history at any time, let alone a month after the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust,” Bates said.
Amid the drama, Apple announced it was pulling ads for Musk’s X after a report found its ads were being placed next to far-right content.
Elon Musk on Saturday criticized “false media stories” alleging anti-Semitism.
Disney, movie company Lionsgate and tech giant IBM also pulled their ads from the social media site after Media Matters, a liberal watchdog group, reported that their ads were placed next to content promoting Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. in X.
X said its system does not intentionally place brands “actively next to this type of content” and that content cited by Media Matters would no longer be able to generate revenue from its posts.
Dozens of Jewish leaders called on other companies to stop advertising on X following the report’s release.
Musk, in response, promised to file “a thermonuclear lawsuit against Media Matters and ALL those who colluded in this fraudulent attack on our company.”
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