Musk: ‘Thermonuclear lawsuit’ coming for Media Matters, others after companies drop X ads

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said his company will file a massive suit against Media Matters for America and other organizations for a “fraudulent attack on our company.”

Musk’s threat comes after several companies began pulling ads from his X platform, formerly known as Twitter.

The wave of departures started Thursday after the billionaire owner engaged with antisemitic rhetoric on the platform. The same day, Media Matters — a liberal media watchdog group — published an investigation showing that major advertisers had their ads shown alongside white supremacist content.

Multiple major companies, including IBM,...