Tesla factory is “racially segregated workplace,” Calif. state agency alleges

1) public figure with household brand

2) controversial statements

3) broad following willing to defend them

Going after personalities clearly over the line is of no value. To optimize clicks and engagement, you want the issue at hand to be as contested as possible : topics the public is deeply split on, subjective, complex, and flimsy or poorly articulated.

The more misinformation the better, because it drive more engagement as people read and post it both to support their priors or show how outrageous it is.

There is a tiny market for comprehensive reporting analyzing issues from multiple perspectives.

As early as 2012, Black and/or African American Tesla workers have complained that Tesla production leads, supervisors, and managers constantly use the n-word and other racial slurs to refer to Black workers. They have complained that swastikas, “KKK,” the n-word, and other racist writing are etched onto walls of restrooms, restroom stalls, lunch tables, and even factory machinery. They have complained that Black and/or African American workers are assigned to more physically demanding posts and the lowest-level contract roles, paid less, and more often terminated from employment than other workers. They have also complained that Black and/or African American workers are often denied advancement opportunities, and more often and more severely disciplined than non-Black workers.

So you think the workers who stuck their necks out to file these complaints -- going back as early as 2012, mind you -- have done so to spite Musk for being a thorn in the side of ... "various hegemonic cultural narratives and political agendas"?

Or that if a lawsuit of this gravity and nature does get filed against lawsuit -- that the press should keep mum about it?

I notice everyone denying these claims seems to ignore that.