Advertisement
Musk, 52, on Wednesday endorsed a post on X that falsely claimed Jewish people were stoking hatred against white people, saying the user who referenced the ”Great Replacement” conspiracy theory was speaking ”the actual truth.” The antisemitic conspiracy theory — which posits that Jews want to bring undocumented minority populations into Western countries to reduce White majorities in those nations — is often espoused by hate groups.
“It is unacceptable to repeat the hideous lie behind the most fatal act of antisemitism in American history at any time, let alone one month after the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust,” White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said.
“As President Biden said weeks ago memorialising the victims of the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting, the October 7 “devastating atrocity has brought to the surface painful memories left by millennia of antisemitism;” and under his presidency “we will continue to condemn antisemitism at every turn”,” he said.
Related Articles
Advertisement
In protest of Musk’s action, several top American companies have announced to drop their advertisement on X, the social media platform. Prominent among them include Apple, Oracle, NBCUniversal’s Bravo network and Comcast.
“IBM has zero tolerance for hate speech and discrimination, and we have immediately suspended all advertising on X while we investigate this entirely unacceptable situation,” the company said in a statement.