What is the 'pizzagate' conspiracy theory that Elon Musk has revived on X?

‘Pizzagate’ is an anti-Hilary Clinton conspiracy theory, which spread on social media ahead of the 2016 US presidential election. It’s back in the news, courtesy of Elon Musk Billionaire Elon Musk is climbing up the controversy ladder by reigniting the longstanding “pizzagate” conspiracy theory on his social media platform, X. Elon Musk-Media Matters row On Monday, a user on X attempted to link the founder of Media Matters, a left-leaning nonprofit organisation, to the owner of the so-called “Pizzagate restaurant.” Musk then gave the message a boost by responding to it with the single word, “Weird.” Weird — Elon Musk November 20, 2023 The entrepreneur’s amplification of the theory coincides with a developing dispute between Musk and Media Matters because the organization released a report claiming that This had prompted major companies, including Disney, Paramount and NBCUniversal, Apple and IBM to pull advertising from the platform, reported CNN. According to The Independent, Musk denied claims that he is antisemitic and called the organisation “evil.” Media Matters is pure evil https://t.co/gIV1rHO9d7 — Elon Musk November 20, 2023 He called the report misleading and it has taken necessary steps to combat antisemitism and discrimination on his platform. According to the media report, he and other executives said that Media Matters’ study methodology for identifying the content that was affixed to firm An X representative told The Independent that the firm did not deliberately position the In a statement released on Monday in response to Musk’s campaign against the organisation, Media Matters president Angelo Carusone described the lawsuit as “meritless” and described it as “an attempt to silence reporting that he even confirmed is accurate.” “Musk admitted the ads at issue ran alongside the pro-Nazi content we identified.