Musk Calls NewsGuard a ‘Scam,’ Demands Its Disbandment | Newsmax.com

Elon Musk railed against the left-wing media fact-checker NewsGuard on Thursday, calling the ratings company a “scam” and saying it should be “disbanded immediately.”

Musk’s reaction came in the aftermath of a series of posts on his social media site X, formerly known as Twitter.

One came from Foundation for Freedom Online executive director Mike Benz, who claimed NewsGuard, led by adviser and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, worked with the European Union on a disinformation code that would prompt governments to bankrupt alternative news sites.

Benz highlighted NewsGuard’s business model, which he said combines “disinformation compliance services with censorship laws it promotes.”

“This is crazy!” Musk posted, adding if true, “the people of Europe deserve an explanation.”

“Elon, there is no way EU censorship proponents can deny it. NewsGuard bragged about it. EU officers bragged about it. They had formal partnership together. All they can do now is hold their nose & hope their own voters never learn what’s been going on,” Benz posted in response.

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