Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has notified the far-left group Media Matters - which works to de-platform conservative voices in media - they are the subject of an investigation by his office for the "Fraudulent solicitation of donations from Missourians."
According to the Attorney General, Media Matters deceptively manipulated the X algorithm in an effort to exaggerate the presence of extremist and harmful content as part of a campaign urging advertisers to cut ties with the site.
"We have reason to believe Media Matters used fraud to solicit donations from Missourians in order to trick advertisers into pulling out of X, the last platform dedicated to free speech in America," Bailey said, adding: "Radicals are attempting to kill Twitter because they cannot control it, and we are not going to let Missourians get ripped off in the process."
Media Matters is accused of potentially violating Missouri consumer protection laws and engaging in unlawful business practices.
As part of the investigation, Bailey has ordered Media Matters to "Preserve all records that may relate to your alleged effort to engage in coordinated, inauthentic behavior on social media platforms in order to generate false statements that were used to solicit charitable contributions under false pretenses."
Last month, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced his office had opened a fraud probe into whether Media Matters had violated the Texas Business Organizations Code and the Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
Elon Musk, the owner of X has filed a federal lawsuit against Media Matters accusing the Soros-backed group of undermining freedom of speech and deceiving advertisers.
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