FTC launches probe of liberal watchdog Media Matters over Elon Musk’s X boycott claims

The Federal Trade Commission has demanded documents from Media Matters about possible coordination with other media watchdogs accused by Elon Musk of helping orchestrate advertiser boycotts of X, according to a document seen by Reuters on Thursday. The civil investigative demand seeks information about Media Matters’ communications with other groups that evaluate misinformation and hate speech in news and social media, including a World Federation...