00:00Elon Musk is taking on German public TV.
00:02The newly minted trillionaire has announced the launch of legal action against broadcaster ZDF,
00:07accusing them of spreading what he calls outrageous lies.
00:11The controversy centers on a TV news show claiming Musk had called for a hunt on migrants
00:17during anti-migrant protests in Northern Ireland.
00:20The protests were triggered by this viral video,
00:22showing a knife attack on a street in Belfast.
00:25A Sudanese national has been charged.
00:27Far-right activists such as Tommy Robinson took to social media calling for nationwide protests.
00:33Musk shared multiple posts from such influencers with his massive audience on X.
00:37And he added, quote,
00:43ZDF later responded saying the phrase was, quote,
00:46imprecise and therefore misleading.
00:48Musk, however, doubled down saying he wants to find out who wrote this terrible lie.
00:53ZDF told DW that it had signed a cease and desist declaration
00:57after Musk challenged the program's opening remarks.
01:01The broadcaster has removed the disputed passage
01:03and added a transparency note to the video.
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