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The British far-right activist Tommy Robinson—an alias for his real name, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon—thanked Elon Musk as he walked free from prison after a judge granted him early release.
Robinson, 42, was partway through an 18-month jail sentence for violating a court order barring him from repeating libelous allegations against a teenage Syrian refugee, whom he had falsely accused of being a violent bully in school.
He made a documentary film titled “Silenced” about the boy and the legal consequences Robinson faced for repeating his claims, which he shared on X, formerly Twitter, owned by the billionaire Musk.
“I feel good,” Robinson, whose hair and beard had grown long, told supporters in a live stream posted to his X page.
“I have to say a thank you to Elon Musk, because without X, if we didn’t have X, everyone would just think I lied. No one would have got any other narrative,” Robinson said.
“These attempts at censorship, to silence, to cancel people, it hasn’t worked. You’ve attempted to lock up the truth. And that truth has been echoed around the entire globe.”
Musk has expressed support for Robinson, calling for him to be freed.
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This article includes reporting by The Associated Press.
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