Elon Musk

Deception & Misdirection
The Ministry of Truth Media: Winston Enjoyed the Work
The Twitter Files revealed even more mis-coverage, cover-ups, and suppression of news, escalating in severity from 2017 forward. Then came the serially botched and suppressed stories during the biggest public…
by Ken Braun on June 12, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
Twitter Files: Federally Funded Censorship Targeted Veteran U.S. House Staffer
Unknown to him at the time, Jamie Roe’s original message was submitted to Twitter by the Election Integrity Partnership (EIP) as one of seven examples of “high profile tweets on…
by Ken Braun on March 14, 2023

Organization Trends
The Twitter Files, Trump, and the Corporate Media’s King Kong Problem
Donald Trump is a media creation based in large measure on this outsized Twitter presence that the media couldn’t get enough of and profited mightily from. Even now, as he…
by Ken Braun on December 19, 2022

Podcast
InfluenceWatch Podcast #248: Waking Up from Woke: Twitter Becomes Transparent
Editor’s Note: Between recording and publication, Bari Weiss published the second installment of “The Twitter Files.” Over the past week, new Twitter CEO Elon Musk has directed the release of…
by Sarah Lee, Ken Braun, Michael Watson on December 9, 2022

Philanthropy
Elon Musk’s Philanthropy
Elon Musk is a massive influencer. As the owner of three mega corporations with millions of online followers, what Musk says and does is seen by millions and scrutinized by…
by Anthony Vendetti on December 8, 2022

CRC in the News
Best of CRC Media Hits for May–June 2022
Capital Research Center has increasingly become the go-to think tank on issues of influencers and their funders on issues such as election integrity, Soros prosecutors, foreign funding, and organized labor.
by Sarah Lee on July 20, 2022

Featured Items
Instruments of Woke: Twitter
When Tesla and Space X boy genius Elon Musk announced in late April 2022 he was interested in buying Twitter—and subsequently struck a deal to purchase the social media platform…
by CRC Staff on June 27, 2022

Organization Trends
Woke Twitter
When Tesla and Space X boy genius Elon Musk announced in late April 2022 he was interested in buying Twitter—and subsequently struck a deal to purchase the social media platform…
by Sarah Lee on May 19, 2022

Organization Trends
Elon Musk, the Omicron Puppy, and Satire That May Save Twitter
Pulling off the Hunter Biden laptop incident was comparatively easy for Twitter’s woke police. But this doesn’t work so well in a growing minefield of satire accounts and the people…
by Ken Braun on April 22, 2022

Podcast
InfluenceWatch Podcast #213: Tech, Musk, and Philanthropy
Editor’s Note: Between recording and publication, Twitter announced that Musk would not be joining the Twitter board of directors. Hello, I’m Michael Watson and this is the InfluenceWatch Podcast.
by Sarah Lee, Ken Braun, Michael Watson on April 11, 2022