Trump and Musk Allege US Government Paid Media Outlet Millions for 'Large Scale Social Deception'
Story by Ben Zeisloft • 14h
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk claimed that the federal government paid Reuters over $9 million for a “large scale social deception” project, while the news outlet refuted the specifics of the claim.
Musk responded to a story from Reuters critical of his Department of Government Efficiency on Wednesday by asking on X “how much money Reuters is getting from the government” and vowing to “find out.”
Journalist and commentator Mario Nawfal then shared a screenshot of a $9 million contract between the Department of Defense and “Thomson Reuters Special Services LLC” in response to Musk’s comment.
The description of the contract said the grant was for “active social engineering defense” and “large scale social deception.”
The contract started in September 2018 and concluded in November 2022.
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