‘Nothing could be further from the truth’

Tech billionaire Elon Musk defended himself towards allegations over the previous week that he was antisemitic, saying “nothing could be further from the truth.”

On Wednesday, Musk agreed with a put up on his social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, that falsely claimed Jewish folks had been stoking hatred towards White folks, saying the consumer who referenced the “Great Replacement” conspiracy principle was talking “the actual truth.”

Reuters reported the conspiracy claims Jewish folks and leftists are engineering the ethnic and cultural substitute of white populations with non-white immigrants that may result in a “white genocide.”

ELON MUSK SAYS X USERS ADVOCATING FOR ‘GENOCIDE OF ANY GROUP’ FACE SUSPENSION AFTER ANTISEMITISM ALLEGATIONS

An image of Elon Musk is seen displayed on a mobile device with the Twitter and X logos in this illustration photo on November 15, 2023.  (Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)

The claims went so far that the White House accused Musk of “abhorrent promotion of antisemitic and racist hate” which “runs against our core values as Americans.”

After being accused of being antisemitic, Musk turned to his platform to try and clear the air.

“This past week, there were hundreds of bogus media stories claiming that I am antisemitic,” he wrote. “Nothing could be further from the truth. I wish only the best for humanity and a prosperous and exciting future for all.”

IBM SUSPENDS ADVERTISING ON ELON MUSK’S X DUE TO ADS SHOWING UP NEAR ANTI-SEMITIC CONTENT

Last week, IBM’s determination to drag advertisements from X got here after Media Matters for America claimed advertisements from the tech big and pro-Nazi X posts had proven up adjoining to one another.

Media Matters included two obvious screenshots of IBM advertisements close to pro-Hitler posts in its report.

The nonprofit mentioned different firm’s advertisements had related experiences.

MUSK THREATENS ‘THERMONUCLEAR LAWSUIT’ AGAINST MEDIA MATTERS

ANKARA, TURKIYE – JULY 24: In this picture illustration, Elon Musk’s picture is displayed on a telephone display in entrance of a pc display displaying the new emblem of ‘Twitter’ in Ankara, Turkiye on July 24, 2023.  (Emin Sansar/Anadolu Agency by way of Getty Images / Getty Images)

IBM advised FOX Business it has “zero tolerance for hate speech and discrimination” and “immediately suspended all advertising on X while we investigate this entirely unacceptable situation.”

Two extra corporations opted to pause inserting advertisements on X on Friday. One of the corporations, Apple, introduced its intentions to droop advertising and marketing on the platform, in accordance with a report from Axios, whereas the different, Lionsgate Entertainment, indicated it was pulling advertisements from the platform, in accordance with a spokesperson.

An govt at X advised Fox Business the social media platform’s system was “not intentionally placing a brand actively next to this type of content, nor is a brand actively training to support this content with placement.”

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The govt further defined that advertisements comply with the folks on X. In the case of Media Matters, the govt steered, the content material was following the analysis being performed.

“As it relates to the platform itself, control settings are in place there for every user and every brand,” the govt mentioned.

Fox News’ Timothy Nerozzi and Reuters contributed to this report.