Posted on 11/20/2023 8:57:44 PM PST by RandFan
Ben Brody says his life was going fine. He had just finished college, stayed out of trouble, and was prepping for law school. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, Elon Musk used his considerable social media clout to amplify an online mob’s misguided rants accusing the 22-year-old from California of being an undercover agent in a neo-Nazi group.
The claim, Brody told CNN, was as bizarre as it was baseless.
But the fact he bore a vague resemblance to a person allegedly in the group, that he was Jewish, and, that he once stated in a college fraternity profile posted online that he aspired to one day work for the government, was more than enough information for internet trolls to falsely conclude Brody was an undercover government agent (a “Fed”) planted inside the neo-Nazi group to make them look bad.
For Brody, the fallout was immediate. Overnight, he became a central character in a story spun by people seeking to deny and downplay the actions of hate groups in the United States today.
The lies and taunts, which Musk engaged with on social media, turned his life upside down, Brody said. At one point, he said, he and his mother had to flee their home for fear of being attacked.
Now, he’s fighting back.
Brody filed a defamation lawsuit last month against Musk, the owner of X, formerly known as Twitter. The suit seeks damages in excess of $1 million. Brody says he wants the billionaire to apologize and retract the false claims about him.
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The guy was clearly outed, but what the hell, if he gets the right judge, then JACKPOT!
Defamation is hard to prove
“Baseless”
Tell me it’s deep state lies without saying “this is 100% deep state lies”
This makes no sense.
Remember things Musk said recently on Joe Rogan.
There is a planned orchestrated smear campaign against Musk.
Retaliation.
CNN shows their ignorance of established history, and that is, that despite Hitler having stripped them of German citizenship, approximately 150,000 half and quarter Jews served in the Germany Army under Hitler in WWII. Many held high military ranks. There were even half and quarter Jewish doctors who conducted human experiments. Some of those same Jews were faithful Nazi Party members. Hitler gave dispensations to many so they could serve. Others he gave Deutschblütig, certifying them of German blood so they could marry and be promoted within the ranks. As the war progressed, and Hitler’s racial laws continued to change, Hitler ordered the discharge of these mixed Jews, yet he continued to grant dispensations to others. Commanding officers tried to ignore the discharge orders for as long as they could get away with it, because they felt that the military needed as many experienced officers as they could get, especially after Hitler invaded Russia. Even those who had been discharged tried every which way to be reinstated. Some were, while others were sent to work camps. And although many believed that by serving, it would help save their family members. Some it did help, while others lost close family members in concentration camps.
There may be a story here, but it sounds like CNN was trying NOT to write it.
There are too many gaps.
Far-LEFT conspiracy theorists more likely.
“Defamation is hard to prove”
Even more so when it was true.
LOL!
The Media Matters lawsuit is driving this. Make Musk look like a conspiracy nut job before it makes it to court.
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