On Thursday, Twitter CEO Elon Musk fact checked Congressman Adam Schiff after the Democrat falsely claimed that hate speech was trending up on Twitter.
Schiff released the following tweet to his 3.3 million followers.
Read below:
On Elon Musk’s Twitter:
– Slurs against Black people have tripled
– Slurs against women are up 33%
– Slurs against Jewish people are up 61%
– And slurs against gay men are up 58%
These numbers are abysmal – and unacceptable.
Today, @RepMarkTakano and I are demanding action.
“False, hate speech impressions are actually down by 1/3 for Twitter now vs prior to acquisition,” Musk shot back.
Schiff was left completely humiliated considering Musk’s response at time this article was published received over 110,000 likes while Schiff’s only received 25,000 likes.
False, hate speech impressions are actually down by 1/3 for Twitter now vs prior to acquisition @CommunityNotes
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 8, 2022
Check out some responses to Schiff’s tweet below:
Citation needed, and no, some random activist organization doesn't count. If you want to come at @elonmusk you best not miss. It's also not Congress' job to police what people say on social media, especially with its dismal track record of letting real issues go unaddressed.
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) December 8, 2022
Read the room, Schiffty. No one believes a word you say.
— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) December 8, 2022
Does it hurt pulling so much stuff out of your ass?
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 8, 2022
Follow me on Twitter @CollinRugg!
“No they aren’t, this is defamation. @elonmusk tracks this stuff. You’re just worried you can’t bury the next scandal for your party because you don’t control Twitter anymore. Get ready for investigations, Adam. That “evidence” you said you had on tv repeatedly? Time to explain.”
No they aren't, this is defamation @elonmusk tracks this stuff. You're just worried you can't bury the next scandal for your party because you don't control Twitter anymore.
Get ready for investigations, Adam. That "evidence" you said you had on tv repeatedly? Time to explain
— charlie (@bbqchucken) December 8, 2022
https://twitter.com/brianbsaleh/status/1600894362657116160?s=20&t=G5V0A6gqQbVkQ5kG9aO1dg
Any definitive proof of this? Or is it like Russian Collusion?
— Jimmy Failla (@jimmyfailla) December 8, 2022
Follow me on Twitter @CollinRugg!