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Mar 25, 2024, 8 tweets

🚨BREAKING: I am filing suit against Media Matters to force them to turn over documents regarding their solicitation of donations to bully advertisers into pulling out of X, the last platform dedicated to free speech in America.

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If you remember, @mmfa came under fire after they deceitfully manipulated X’s algorithm to place advertisers’ content next to contrived controversial posts, causing X to suffer astronomical financial losses when advertisers pulled their money from the platform.

Media Matters has been outspoken in its attempts to defame X and @elonmusk for their refusal to censor disfavored viewpoints.

We launched our investigation in November after evidence came to light that Media Matters solicited donations from Missourians under false pretenses to target X, which would constitute a direct violation of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act.

However, Media Matters has a sordid history of refusing to cooperate with investigations.

I’m not going to let an activist group stonewall us as we work to uncover the truth.

If there has been any attempt to defraud Missourians in order to trample on their free speech rights, I will root it out and hold bad actors accountable.

Read more about the lawsuit here: ago.mo.gov/attorney-gener…

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