Reuters was paid millions of dollars by the US government for “large scale social deception”. That is literally what it says on the purchase order!

Axar.az reports that this was stated by Elon Musk, the head of the U.S. Government Efficiency Department and billionaire.

He was reacting to a report stating that the agency received $9 million from the Pentagon for a "social engineering" program.

The funds were allocated by the U.S. Department of Defense for "cyber defense" between 2018 and 2022.

It should be noted that last week, Musk announced that the U.S. government would no longer fund Politico, The New York Times, and The Associated Press.

Reuters was paid millions of dollars by the US government for "large scale social deception".

That is literally what it says on the purchase order! They’re a total scam.

Just wow. https://t.co/GGxoVQSwN8

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 13, 2025