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hlthe2b

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7. That is a DIRECT CITATION from a published article. Tell the journalist and Google
Mon May 20, 2024, 05:34 AM
May 20

Last edited Mon May 20, 2024, 08:26 AM - Edit history (1)

I answered a question with a news article. PERIOD. Your attack on me is totally WRONG.

Very first citation if one searches "does Elon Musk have a trans child? " :

Published on Thursday, the excerpt explores Elon Musk's relationship with his trans daughter, who was born Xavier Alexander Musk but legally changed her name to Vivian Jenna Wilson and her gender to female last year.Sep 1, 2023

Elon Musk opens up about rift with trans daughter: 'She thinks ...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/elon-musk-opens-up-about-rift-with-trans-daughter-she-thinks-anyone-rich-is-evil-11293211.html



On edit: It appears this and other articles were picking up on the same published interview, and thus DIRECT QUOTE of Elon Musk, himself (and they are legally obligated to include his unaltered quote). It also appears that in most of these articles, they DID follow current AP journalistic guidelines to only use a "deadname" (once) when directly quoting someone or if the article focuses on the issue, and to thereafter use only the current name. A cursory glance through 4 of the articles identified in the Google search shows that that was indeed the case.
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