This "large scale social deception" contract was: * first awarded under Trump * paid to Reuters' data division, not the newsroom * for researching *defenses* against deception * not revealed by "DOGE investigations"; was a public record, visible online for many years

Elon Musk

@elonmusk · Twitter · 2025-02-13 04:38 UTC

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.