CNN reported that X has become more ideologically balanced since Elon Musk took over
When CNN contributor Scott Jennings called Elon Musk’s X “the most ideologically balanced user platform,” his colleague, Cari Champion, accused him of misinformation. What Champion didn’t realize was that Jennings was citing a CNN segment from just days earlier.
“I saw a survey this week. [X] is now the most ideologically balanced user platform of any platform,” Jennings said during a Monday evening CNN panel.
“Oh, come on. Scott stop, stop. It’s too early. I just sat down,” Champion said, speaking over Jennings. “You cannot say that. Who’s the source?”
“We’ve reported it on this network,” Jennings responded.
“It’s not accurate, and you know it,” Champion said.
Less than a week earlier, on Nov. 19, CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten pointed out that X had become more evenly split between Democrats and Republicans since Musk purchased the platform. In 2022, 65 percent of users who regularly got news from X were Democrats, while 31 percent identified as Republicans, according to Enten. By 2024, that shifted to 48-47, with Democrats holding a slight lead.
CNN NewsNight host Audie Cornish had asked Champion to respond to Musk’s joke about buying MSNBC, noting the “power” he has exercised since buying X. Champion said she’d left the platform because she doesn’t find it a “peaceful place.”
“I don’t think that we have the luxury to dismiss it as him being someone who’s being funny,” Champion said Monday.
“And I know if in fact, you don’t agree with this current administration, most people can say it is not a peaceful place,” she added, prompting Jennings to point out CNN’s reporting.
Jennings frequently serves as CNN’s only conservative contributor and often faces one-on-five debates against Democrats and journalists. He voiced concern about President Biden’s mental acuity earlier than his colleagues, who were still insisting the chief executive was fit to serve another four years in office.
In his Kentucky accent, Jennings compared Biden to Colonel Sanders: “His face is on the bucket, he doesn’t make the chicken anymore; in fact, he’s not even alive anymore.”
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