UC Riverside grad sues Elon Musk for defamation over posts that falsely ID’d him in protest
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/10/05/elon-musk-facing-defamation-lawsuit-in-texas-over-posts-that-falsely-identified-man-in-protest/
A UC Riverside graduate who says he was harassed after Elon Musk amplified posts on his social media platform X/Twitter that falsely placed the man at a confrontation involving far-right protesters sued the billionaire for defamation in a lawsuit filed Monday.
Benjamin Brody, 22, is represented by Mark Bankston, a Texas attorney who won a defamation case last year against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a lawsuit brought by families of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. Brody is seeking a jury trial in Austin, Texas, and unspecified damages of at least $1 million.