Musk accuses ‘legacy media’ of lying
Billionaire Elon Musk has accused “legacy media” of “lying again,” reacting to the coverage of the vehicular terrorist attack in the German city of Magdeburg.
A car mowed through a crowd of holiday goers at a Christmas market last Friday evening, killing at least five people and injuring scores of others.
The suspect was identified by authorities as a Saudi national with a prior criminal record. According to local media, the 50-year-old is a vocal Islamophobe, who has been residing in Germany since 2006. Riyadh had contacted Berlin to red flag him as a security risk.
Musk, who has called for Chancellor Olaf Scholz to resign over the incident, has accused the media of lying about the suspect’s views, reposting on Sunday on X a message by a popular conservative account relaying the same message.
The close ally of President-elect Donald Trump has a long record of sparring with mainstream news outlets, particularly those in the US. He claims that they have a strong left-wing bias, while conservative voices are rarely heard on many platforms. He has also accused some news organizations, such as Reuters, of writing hit pieces targeting his businesses.
