Musk Accuses Media Of ‘Racism Against White People’ In Latest Targeted Attack

Musk Accuses Media Of ‘Racism Against White People’ In Latest Targeted Attack

Share to Linkedin Elon Musk accused American media of being "racist" against white and Asian people over the weekend, a dubious claim that's the billionaire's latest shot levied against the media following his $44 billion takeover of Twitter that put him in charge of one of the world's most powerful information platforms. Elon Musk, right, attends a summit in Dubai earlier this month. "The media is racist," Musk tweeted early Sunday, explaining: "For a *very* long time, US media was racist against non-white people, now they're racist against whites & Asians." It's his most recent, and perhaps most strongly-worded, jab at the media since Musk took power at Twitter in October. In recent months, Musk has slammed the widespread presence of "propaganda" in the "mainstream media" and targeted various news outlets, claiming Insider is "not a real publication," and slamming the Washington Post for what he claimed was false reporting. Musk also slammed Twitter's old verification process, in which journalists could receive blue checkmarks without a fee, as "corrupt." The weekend rant came in response to a thread slamming coverage of a anti-Black tirade from Dilbert comic strip creator Scott Adams, who suggested white Americans should "get the hell away