According to the US "Time" website, American entrepreneur Musk responded to news reports accusing him of "anti-Semitism" on the 19th local time, attacking these "false" narratives and saying that he "only hopes that everything will go well for mankind." Regarding Musk's statement, "Time" magazine said that this was his "strongest response (to this matter) so far."
"Over the past week, there have been hundreds of false media reports claiming that I am anti-Semitic. This is not the case. I wish nothing but the best for humanity and a prosperous and exciting future for all," Musk wrote on the social platform X.
The Tesla CEO and owner of social platform According to previous reports, the White House and some American media believed that this "anti-Semitic" post cited the conspiracy theory of white supremacists, who believed that Jews had a secret plan to introduce illegal immigrants to weaken the power of white people. In 2018, a man carried out a mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, and the US media believed that the man spread this conspiracy theory. Reuters and other foreign media reported that on the 17th, White House spokesman Andrew Bates denounced the repetition of such a "terrible lie" as "unacceptable": "We strongly condemn this behavior that promotes anti-Semitism and racist hatred, which goes against our core values as Americans."
In addition, many advertisers have recently announced the suspension of advertising on social platform Musk has countered by saying that he will sue "American Media Matters" and other people who attacked X on the 20th.