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A federal judge in Texas has ruled that a lawsuit brought by Elon Musk's X against Media Matters can proceed to trial, after dismissing a request by the Democrat-run enterprise.

"Because the Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendants, venue is proper, and Plaintiff has properly pled its claims, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss is denied," wrote Judge Judge Reed O'Connor in his ruling.

X, formerly known as Twitter, filed the suit in November after Musk threatened to bring a "thermonuclear lawsuit" against the left-leaning nonprofit and "all those who colluded" for "completely misrepresenting" the real user experience on X."

According to the lawsuit, Media Matters – founded by Democratic operative David Brock, who left the organization in 2022, used manipulative and deceptive tactics to convince advertisers like Apple, IBM and Disney that 'hateful' content was being displayed next to their brands – leading them to pause their X advertising campaigns.

X claims Media Matters fabricated the results. From the original complaint:

X CEO Linda Yaccarino defended the company in November:

If you want to go deep into the accusations, click into Michael Shellenberger's tweet below, or visit his blog.

Andrew Carusone, president of Media Matters and one of the defendants, said that it was a "frivolous lawsuit" that was "meant to bully X’s critics into silence."

Judge O'Connor didn't buy it, and denied the nonprofit's effort to have the case dismissed, ruling that X "had properly pled its claims."

 Let's get ready to rumble!!!