Key facts
- German broadcaster ZDF claimed Elon Musk called for a "migrant hunt" in social media posts.
- Elon Musk denied the claim and threatened legal action against ZDF.
- ZDF has since removed the disputed passage from its program introduction.
- The broadcaster admitted its reporting was "imprecise and potentially misleading."
- The German far-right party AfD has voiced support for Elon Musk in the dispute.
German broadcaster ZDF has reacted to a cease-and-desist suit from Elon Musk by deleting a line from a program intro that linked him to calls for a "migrant hunt" in relation to anti-immigrant riots in Belfast. Musk had shared a post by British far-right activist Tommy Robinson concerning protests following a stabbing incident in Belfast, adding his own comment that "Only by protesting REPEATEDLY and LOUDLY will there be any change!!"