Musk sued for falsely accusing Jewish man of joining a neo-Nazi brawl

Musk sued for falsely accusing Jewish man of joining a neo-Nazi brawl

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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/musk-sued-for-falsely-accusing-jewish-man-of-joining-a-neo-nazi-brawl/

On Wednesday, a Los Angeles-based 22-year-old college graduate, Ben Brody, sued Elon Musk for more than $1 million. Brody's lawsuit alleged that over a series of social media posts, the X (formerly Twitter) owner falsely identified Brody—described as a "shy young man"—as a participant "in a violent street brawl on behalf of a neo-Nazi extremist group" near Portland, Oregon, this summer.

Perhaps even worse, according to Brody's complaint, one of Musk's X posts also allegedly amplified conspiracy theories that "Ben Brody’s alleged participation in the extremist brawl meant the incident was probably a 'false flag' operation to deceive the American public."