Why I love Elon Musk- he speaks the truth. I would love to have a conversation with him , to hear him talk, he speaks what most of us are thinking. Musk was interviewed by BBC reporter James Clayton about censorship and hate speech on Twitter. In fact, Musk slams BBC reporter in tense interview: ‘You just lied’ - Full video interview is below this article.
There was a time when journalism, once seen as a profession filled with noble individuals, is now overly comprised of people who are as likable as going to the dentist for a cleaning and expect praise for mediocrity just like a “nepo baby.”
This present-day profile of mainstream-media journalists is not just an American problem but international, as Twitter owner Elon Musk found out in his interview with BBC reporter James Clayton.
The pair got onto the topic of censorship and hate speech on Twitter as Clayton noted Musk brought back controversial people previously banned and former Twitter employees have accused the platform of lacking moderation for “hate speech.”
“What hate speech are you talking about?” Musk promptly inquired. “I mean, you use Twitter. Do you see a rise in hate speech? Just a personal anecdote? I don’t.”
The CEO asked Clayton to give him one instance of hate speech he’d seen since Musk took over — but Clayton couldn’t provide one.
“You cannot give me a single example of hateful content, not even one tweet. And yet you claimed that hateful content was high. That is false, you just lied,” an annoyed Musk said.
“No, I claimed that there are many organizations that say that that kind of information is on the rise,” Clayton fumbled.
“The Strategic Dialogue Institute [Institute for Strategic Dialogue] in the UK they will say that.”
Musk continued to push back: “You literally said you experienced more hateful content and then couldn’t name a single example. That’s absurd!”
He later added that he trusts users’ judgment more than journalists’ supposed expertise, boasting about the effectiveness of Community Notes in giving greater context and correcting real misinformation — while getting Clayton to admit the BBC had spread untrue information.
Journalists like Clayton repeat what they hear more than question what they’re told, especially if the information’s source is someone or an organization representing the perspective of high society.
All Clayton needed to hear was that the Institute of Strategic Dialogue claimed hate speech is on the rise, and he ran with it.
Any inquisitive journalist would ask pertinent questions about the source and be skeptical once he sees it’s funded by governments around the world, including America’s, and the wealthiest people in the world, like Bill and Melinda Gates.
In all fairness, Clayton shouldn't take the fall 100%, blame the CEOs at BBC who told him to ask 'woke liberal questions' . Was Clayton unprepared? perhaps. I think he was nervous knowing that Musk was speaking the truth and Clayton couldn't agree because, as we know with Woke journalism, you go against the CEO agenda , you will get fired. I think Clayton is good reporter, but hopefully, next time he is a little more prepared, as a journalist. Oh the days of being a real journalist is gone, welcome to Woke Journalism 101, just like in politics, you don't need to a university degree, you can just spit words out of your ass and it will become a social media sensation, or perhaps get a deal with Bud Light (piss water beer. When I lived in Germany, the Germans made fun of Bud Light, so everyone in the world knows Bud Light is piss water.)?
Here is the interview, grab your popcorn because my favorite person, Elon Musk is roasting the journalist - Musk speaks facts!:
