Elon Musk on Sunday mentioned that X is a platform the place “folks resolve the narrative,” highlighting its distinctive fact-checking options like Neighborhood Notes and the AI software Grok.
Musk additionally criticized mainstream media for being unreliable, accusing it of “mendacity relentlessly” or ignoring main tales that don’t match their chosen narrative.
“As latest occasions have proven all too clearly, you may’t belief the legacy (fka mainstream) information in any respect. They lie relentlessly or just ignore main tales that don’t match their collectively determined narrative,” Musk mentioned in a submit on X.
In one other separate submit on X, Musk mentioned, “On this platform, the folks resolve the narrative. You hear all sides of an argument. Neighborhood Notes corrects everybody, no exceptions. Notes information & code is public supply. Grok gives additional fact-checking.”
Musk’s remarks got here hours after US President Donald Trump’s commerce advisor, Peter Navarro, lashed out at him following X’s fact-check of his submit on India’s Russian oil purchases.
Navarro’s Put up On India Shopping for Russian Oil
Navarro in a submit on X had accused India of shopping for Russian oil purely for revenue to fund Russia’s warfare in Ukraine.
“FACTS: India highest tariffs prices US jobs. India buys Russian oil purely to revenue/Revenues feed Russia warfare machine. Ukrainians/Russians die. US taxpayers shell out extra,” he mentioned.
X Consumer Reality-Checks His Claims
Nonetheless, a on X fact-checked his claims, clarifying that India’s oil imports had been primarily pushed by power safety considerations and didn’t violate any sanctions.
“India’s Russian oil purchases are for power safety, not simply revenue, & do not violate sanctions. Whereas India has some tariffs, the U.S. has a commerce surplus with it in providers. U.S. additionally continues to import sure commodities from Russia which is hypocritical,” the observe learn.
Navarro Dismisses The Neighborhood Word As “Crap”
Regardless of the fact-check, Navarro dismissed the Neighborhood Word as “crap” and accused Musk of permitting propaganda on the platform.
“Wow. Elon Musk is letting propaganda into folks’s posts. That crap observe beneath is simply that. Crap. India buys Russia oil solely to profiteer. It did not purchase any earlier than Russia invaded Ukraine. Indian govt spin machine transferring excessive tilt. Cease killing Ukrainians. Cease taking,” Navarro wrote in one other submit.
Russia-Ukraine Battle “Modi’s Warfare”
Peter Navarro’s flagged submit was the newest in his sequence of accusations in opposition to India over its Russian oil imports, coming after the US introduced 50% tariffs on Indian items. He additionally lately referred to as the Russia-Ukraine battle “Modi’s warfare.”
US 50% Tariffs
The US had initially imposed a 25% tariff on India, citing what it referred to as unfair commerce practices, and later added one other 25% resulting from New Delhi’s continued buy of Russian oil. The 50% tariffs took impact on August 27.
India Is Being Unfairly Focused
India has criticized the US determination to impose a 50% tariff, saying it’s being unfairly singled out whereas many European nations proceed large-scale imports of Russian oil and fuel. New Delhi identified that Europe traded items value EUR 67.5 billion with Russia in 2024 and EUR 17.2 billion in providers in 2023, regardless of the warfare. Indian officers argue this reveals double requirements, as Europe has not confronted comparable restrictions regardless of ongoing enterprise with Moscow.