16 jun 2026
Musk to sue German broadcaster ZDF over 'hunt for migrants'
Elon Musk said he was taking legal action against one of Germany's public broadcasters after it reported that he had called for "a hunt for migrants" in Belfast.
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ZDF TV responded to a "cease and desist" letter after the tech trillionaire condemned the broadcaster's "outrageous lies".
bbc newsX owner Elon Musk has forced German public broadcaster Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) to retract a claim that he helped incite anti-migrant violence in Belfast by calling for a “hunt for migrants,” and has accused the channel of spreading “outrageous lies.” ZDF confirmed to POLITICO on Tuesday that Musk, through a German law firm, sent a cease-and-desist letter over the opening segment of the June 12 edition of its “ ZDFheute live ” program, titled “Riots in Belfast How Musk Fueled the Protests.” The broadcaster said it subsequently complied, removed the disputed passage and added a
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