{"id":2385604,"date":"2025-01-02T12:36:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T17:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-gets-fact-checked-on-x-on-account-suspensions-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T12:37:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T17:37:22","slug":"elon-musk-gets-fact-checked-on-x-on-account-suspensions-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-gets-fact-checked-on-x-on-account-suspensions-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk gets fact-checked on X on account suspensions &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-gets-fact-checked-on-x-on-account-suspensions-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2385604&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a recent incident where Elon Musk, the owner of platform X, was \u200dfact-checked for his comments regarding the suspensions of\u2062 users on the \u2064platform.The piece highlights the ongoing \u2063debates around censorship and user management on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-kind-of-a-jerk-carlson-mocks-implosion-of-2-gop-hopefuls-during-interview-with-beck\/\" title=\"Carlson ridicules downfall of 2 GOP candidates in chat with Beck\">social \u2063media<\/a>, particularly\u200c in light of Musk&#8217;s influence over X. \u2062It appears to engage with themes of accountability and the challenges of content moderation in the digital \u2064age. The article is part of \u200ca larger\u2062 collection of\u2063 stories on the Washington Examiner&#8217;s\u2064 website, where readers can find more information and context on the topic.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Elon Musk gets fact-checked on X for dismissing platform suspensions<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1927173\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>X owner<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Elon Musk<\/a> faced backlash for suspending accounts after promising a <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">social media<\/a> platform dedicated to<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/first-amendment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> free speech<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A group of hard-right influencers known as the &ldquo;Groypers&rdquo; lost their verified check status, while others were suspended on X in recent days. The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Groypers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Groypers<\/a> are named after the fat green frog meme. Leading the pack was Nick Fuentes, who lamented that &ldquo;Twitter censorship is back. Free speech is dead&rdquo; in a post earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3228769\/elon-musk-government-role-ethical-conundrums\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>ELON MUSK&rsquo;S NEW GOVERNMENT ROLE COULD RAISE ETHICAL CONUNDRUMS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Claiming censorship while simultaneously getting millions of views is the clearest possible evidence that Fuentes has [poop emoji] for brains,&rdquo; Musk responded Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Musk&rsquo;s post prompted a Community Note, a feature that allows readers to upload links for the platform&rsquo;s approval to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-slammed-by-harvard-leadership-expert-i-dont-think-he-understands-social-media\/\" title=\"Harvard leadership expert criticizes Musk: &#039;He lacks social media understanding&#039;\">fact-check tweets<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-were-not-always-best-on-messaging-to-everyone-on-vaccines-for-conservatives-we-contacted-nascar\/\" title=\"Psaki: We\u2019re Not Always Best On Messaging To Everyone On Vaccines, For Conservatives We Contacted NASCAR\">provide accurate information<\/a>. However, it was soon removed from his post.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nick Fuentes is referring to the multiple &lsquo;groyper&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">affiliated accounts systematically suspended<\/a> over the previous week. These accounts can no longer post on X and all their previous content has been hidden, which constitutes censorship,&rdquo; the note read.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Claiming censorship while simultaneously getting millions of views is the clearest possible evidence that Fuentes has &#128169; for brains<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1874559893426110594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, Fuentes, while unverified, maintains over 400,000 followers on X, where his posts often receive over 1 million views. He claimed that the suspended accounts were &ldquo;all outspoken critics of Israel&rdquo; and &ldquo;prominent critics of the H-1B program.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The platform continues to stand by its policies for suspensions and bans. Every account that is kept from X is given a cited reason as to why. <\/p>\n<p>Musk notoriously reinstated the longtime banned accounts of President-elect Donald Trump, My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell, Juanita Broaddrick, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-texas-democrat-is-running-as-a-champion-of-political-christians-she-pans-them-in-her-book\/\" title=\"A Texas Democrat Is Running as a Champion of Political Christians. She Pans Them in Her Book.\">accused&#038;nbsp<\/a>;former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bill Clinton<\/a>&nbsp;of rape, and rapper Kanye West.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1927173\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1927173\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk fact-checked on X for suspending accounts despite free speech claims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2385605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Elon-Musk-ethics.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[47767,32192,13420,32076,37908],"class_list":["post-2385604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-account-suspension","tag-elon-musk","tag-fact-check","tag-washington-examiner","tag-x-platform"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Elon-Musk-ethics.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2385604"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2385608,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385604\/revisions\/2385608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2385605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2385604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2385604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2385604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}