During the big game on Sunday, Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, was spotted sitting with Rupert Murdoch, the owner of Fox and other right-leaning outlets and tabloids. It led viewers to remark that they were very well matched as two men who profit off of evil, as one Twitter user put it.
"It's a shame that Lex Luther had to miss the game with his friends," mocked Elie Mystal.
The "Man truly gravitates the grossest people at the function," said Nikki McCann Ramírez, though it wasn't clear which man she considered the gross one in that group.
"Elon Musk sitting next to Rupert Murdoch at the Super Bowl. Right-wing billionaire media moguls gotta stick together, I guess. But remember that image next time you hear Musk pretending to be anti-elitist or anti-Establishment or anti the media, or some kind of populist. Lol," bashed MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan.
"Elon Musk bans journalists from twitter, attacks the press, then sits next to Rupert Murdoch at the Super Bowl. He’s a real life super villain (minus the powers and intellect)," tweeted activist Andrew Wortman.
"Elon Musk is at the Super Bowl with Rupert Murdoch. Two non-American right wing billionaires who use their money and power to help fascists win elections," remarked UCLA student Dash Dobrofsky.
"Elon Musk was hanging out with Jared Kushner and the Saudis at the World Cup. Last week he was hanging out with Kevin McCarthy. Now he’s hanging out with Merchant of Death Rupert Murdoch at the Super Bowl. Tell me who you’re in bed with and I will tell you who you are," said commentator Lindy Li.
Mother Jones' David Corn couldn't help but recall that it was just days ago that Elon Musk tweeted, "Some of the smartest people I know actively believe the press … amazing.”
"Musk is really sincere about media accuracy, right? So much so, he's partying with the man who heads a media disinformation empire," said Corn.
\u201cIt\u2019s a a shame that Lex Luthor had to miss the game with his friends.\u201d— Elie Mystal (@Elie Mystal) 1676254059
\u201cNaturally.\u201d— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sherrilyn Ifill) 1676254133
\u201cMan truly gravitates the grossest people at the function\u201d— nikki mccann ram\u00edrez (@nikki mccann ram\u00edrez) 1676253786
\u201c.@elonmusk bans journalists from twitter, attacks the press, then sits next to Rupert Murdoch at the Super Bowl. He\u2019s a real life super villain (minus the powers and intellect).\u201d— Andrew Wortman (@Andrew Wortman) 1676255097
\u201cElon Musk was hanging out with Jared Kushner and the Saudis at the World Cup\n\nLast week he was hanging out with Kevin McCarthy\n\nNow he\u2019s hanging out with Merchant of Death Rupert Murdoch at the Super Bowl\n\nTell me who you\u2019re in bed with and I will tell you who you are\u201d— Lindy Li (@Lindy Li) 1676255946
\u201c.@elonmusk w/ Rupert Murdoch at #SuperBowlLVII\u2014days after Musk tweeted, "Some of the smartest people I know actively believe the press \u2026 amazing.\u201d Musk is really sincere about media accuracy, right? So much so, he's partying with the man who heads a media disinformation empire.\u201d— David Corn (@David Corn) 1676253794
\u201cOf course Fox News\u2019 Rupert Murdoch and Elon Musk are sitting together at the Super Bowl. \n\nEverything makes too much sense.\u201d— Brian Krassenstein (@Brian Krassenstein) 1676253783
\u201cRupert Murdoch and Elon Musk at the Super Bowl together is so on brand.\u201d— Texas Paul Schroder (@Texas Paul Schroder) 1676253792
\u201cElon Musk is sharing a box with Rupert Murdoch at the Super Bowl no wonder he was shilling DeSantis\u201d— LeftyCrypto\ud83c\udf39 (@LeftyCrypto\ud83c\udf39) 1676253737
\u201cMusk and Murdoch are probably negotiating for Putin, who also wants to own the NFL. I wish I was ONLY kidding.\u201d— Jack Hopkins (@Jack Hopkins) 1676255153
\u201cOne way we can tell Elon Musk is sincerely outraged by inaccuracy in the media is that he's sitting next to Rupert Murdoch at the Super Bowl\u201d— \ud83e\udd80 Jon Schwarz \ud83e\udd80 (@\ud83e\udd80 Jon Schwarz \ud83e\udd80) 1676256460
\u201cTwo right-wing oligarchs: Elon Musk hanging out with Rupert Murdoch at the Super Bowl tonight.\u201d— Jon Cooper (@Jon Cooper) 1676254955
\u201cMusk has definitely told Murdoch "I call it sportsball" at least four times because when he didn't laugh he assumed he didn't hear him\u201d— Zack Budryk (@Zack Budryk) 1676253764
\u201cFucking disgusting fascist traitors Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch:\u201d— Lynda Straffin \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Lynda Straffin \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1676254709
\u201cDid you catch that? Elon Musk\u2019s pasty white ass\u2026sitting next to Fox propaganda puppet master, Rupert Murdoch at the Super Bowl. What? No room for that little Russian fella??\u201d— Jack Hopkins (@Jack Hopkins) 1676253976
\u201cRupert Murdoch and Elon musk because of course\u201d— Molly Jong-Fast (@Molly Jong-Fast) 1676255374
\u201cElon Musk sitting next to Rupert Murdoch at the Super Bowl. \n\n2 men who are working as hard as possible to destroy American democracy as they pretend to celebrate an American cultural moment.\u201d— Kaivan Shroff (@Kaivan Shroff) 1676253758
\u201cElon Musk was spotted at the Super Bowl sitting next to Rupert Murdoch on network television.\nDo they need to wear uniforms for us to know what team they\u2019re on?\u201d— Duty To Warn \ud83d\udd09 (@Duty To Warn \ud83d\udd09) 1676253795
\u201cElon Musk and Rupert Murdoch hanging out at the super bowl. Whatever that team is, I'm rooting for the other one.\u201d— I Smoked Donald Trump's Laptop (@I Smoked Donald Trump's Laptop) 1676257154
\u201cI'm really wondering if we should remain on Twitter after seeing Musk next to Murdoch in #SuperBowlLVII ?\n\nWe know he has gone all the way Right, right?\u201d— Tee Koobaan \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Kevin Sorbo's failed acting coach (@Tee Koobaan \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Kevin Sorbo's failed acting coach) 1676255660
