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Rod D. Martin@RodDMartin · Jul 30, 2025

đŸ”„BREAKING: Media Matters is on the brink of collapse. After two decades of smearing conservatives, the Soros-funded


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A thread claims Media Matters, a progressive media watchdog organization, is facing financial collapse due to multiple lawsuits from Elon Musk, FTC investigations, and state attorney general probes related to allegations of defamation and advertiser boycott coordination against X (formerly Twitter).

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    đŸ”„BREAKING: Media Matters is on the brink of collapse. After two decades of smearing conservatives, the Soros-funded attack dog is under siege—from lawsuits by @elonmusk, FTC probes, & state AG investigations. Why? Donor fraud, defamation, & LYING to destroy Twitter. ThreadđŸ§”

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    @elonmusk 2/ Media Matters, founded by David Brock in 2003, has spent 20 years using dark money, fake “fact checks,” advertiser boycotts, and weaponized media hit jobs to cancel anyone the Democrats hate. Now they’re drowning in $15 million in legal bills—and may have to shut down.

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    @elonmusk 3/ They’ve cut staff. They’ve begged donors. They tried to settle with Musk. But the lawsuits won’t stop. Because they're guilty. And now they're caught. Their donors—like Soros and Susie Tompkins Buell—are suddenly MIA. One ally said: “Maybe it’s time to shut it down.”

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    @elonmusk 4/ How did this happen? In Nov 2023, Media Matters manipulated X’s algorithm to show ads next to Nazi content. It caused a massive $75M advertiser exodus from X. And it was all a lie. Musk sued for defamation—and then came the avalanche.

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    @elonmusk 5/ Musk: “We will pursue not just the organization, but anyone funding that organization.” Since then: — Musk filed suits in multiple countries — Trump’s FTC launched an investigation — GOP AGs Paxton (TX) and Bailey (MO) opened probes — Donors spooked — Staff revolted

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    @elonmusk 6/ Even their law firm bailed. Elias Law Group, Dems' go-to legal firm, demanded $4M in unpaid fees. Media Matters was stunned. “This is how you treat people who have been clients for 16 years and are friends?” But do Democrats really have friends?

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    @elonmusk 7/ Media Matters tried to settle with Musk. X demanded: — A full retraction — Every penny left in MM’s bank account — Shut down permanently MM offered a “methodology explainer” and a donation to a charity. No deal. Not a chance.

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    @elonmusk 8/ Now they’re under federal investigation again. The FTC is probing whether Media Matters illegally colluded with other “watchdog” groups to blackball X from advertisers. Remember: These people weaponized “misinformation” to crush dissent. Now they’re in the crosshairs.

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    @elonmusk 9/ This is BIG. It means the FTC might go after everyone involved for antitrust: "conspiracy in restraint of trade". That's a BIG felony. People could go to prison. And not just at Media Matters: at the giant advertisers too. Like Disney.

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    @elonmusk 10/ Democrats built a censorship-industrial complex powered by fake nonprofits like Media Matters and GARM. Under Biden they weaponized government to enforce it. Now it’s collapsing—under legal scrutiny and financial ruin. You can thank Trump, Musk, and all seven swing states.

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    @elonmusk 11/ Media Matters wanted to cancel YOU. They spent two decades silencing speech, smearing patriots, and rigging the media. Now, for the first time ever
 they’re losing. Stay loud. Stay fighting. And follow @RodDMartin for the takedown they never saw coming.đŸ”„

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