BREAKING: Texas judge rules against Media Matters' attempt to get Elon Musk’s X lawsuit dismissed, trial will commence April 7

A lawsuit brought by X against Media Matters in Texas will move forward, with a trial expected in April 2025. Media Matters had attempted to get the case thrown out, but Judge Reed O'Connor on Thursday denied that motion in favor of the X suit, saying that the platform "has properly pled its claims."

The suit, initiated by Elon Musk in 2023, alleged that in their reporting, Meda Matters had fabricated screenshots that showed ads from major advertisers on X displayed next to extremist and neo-Nazi content.

"LFG!!" Musk posted simply on X. 

Rumble CEO joined in, saying "Absolutely huge news! Media Matters days are numbered."

This report, X stated in the suit, was an "ideologically driven crusade" against the platform after Musk took over the site, and led directly to a steep loss in advertising revenue for the company. Media Matters, X contends, made it seem like the average experience on the platform was one where extremist content flourished. They stated that this was done "in an effort to publicly portray X as a social media platform dominated by neo-Nazism and anti-Semitism, and thereby alienate major advertisers, publishers, and users away from the X platform, intending to harm it."

Media Matters asked a Texas judge to toss the suit, citing the "legal basis of lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue and failure to state a claim," Newsweek reports. Two Media Members staffers are named in the suit, including president of the group Angela Carusone.

Carusone and Media Matters laid off some dozen employees after the suit was launched. She said to Newsweek that the group would have "to be extremely intentional about how we allocate resources in order to stay effective."

Media Matters has also come under fire by Missouri and Texas Attorneys General Andrew Bailey and Ken Paxton, who launched investigations over allegations of data manipulation for ideological ends. Bailey's case is moving forward, despite Media Matters having attempted to block it from continuing.