The world's richest man is suing the world's largest public broadcaster. On June 12th, a presenter on the ZDF program „ZDF heute live“ claimed that tech billionaire Elon Musk had called, together with British far-right activist Tommy Robinson, for people in Northern Ireland to „hunt migrants“ — the backdrop being a knife attack carried out by a refugee from Sudan, after which violent riots broke out in Belfast.
Defamation
Elon Musk‘s legal battle with Germany's public broadcaster: „This has little to do with traditional journalism“
Germany's public broadcaster ZDF claims Musk called for a hunt on migrants. The trillionaire is taking legal action. His lawyer, Joachim Steinhöfel on the consequences.
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Elon Musk (left) is taking legal action against ZDF's allegations. His attorney, Joachim Steinhöfel (right), is advising the trillionaire to have the broadcaster's previous statements reviewed as well.
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