The FTC requested from the group records of communications with other watchdogs, including the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, which is also being sued by Musk, Reuters reported, citing a document it viewed.

Musk sued the liberal nonprofit in 2023 after it published a report that showed mainstream ads appearing beside pro-Nazi content on his social media site X.

It’s clear that’s exactly what’s happening here, given Media Matters’ history of holding those same figures to account,’ Media Matters president Angelo Carusone said in reaction to the probe