NBC’s coverage of the Dallas Cowboys’ victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers has been accused of deliberately avoiding Elon Musk.
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Despite the 53-year-old’s presence at the Steelers’ Week 5 game, Musk failed to get the Taylor Swift treatment as NBC’s coverage did not appear to show him in the stands.
Fellow Trump backer and former NFL star Antonio Brown alleged that the network deliberately avoided Musk during his broadcast as a form of media censorship against Trump’s campaign.
“NBC has chosen not to show @elonmusk during the Cowboys vs Steelers game,” the former wide receiver claimed on Musk’s own social media platform.
Antonio Brown (L) accused NBC of deliberately not showing Elon Musk (R) during the NFL game
The former NFL star claimed on social media that the network was ‘censoring’ the reporting
“One more reason to vote,” he added. “Media censorship is real and will only get worse unless it changes.”
There is no evidence that NBC deliberately avoided showing Musk as Brown claimed. DailyMail.com has contacted NBC Sports for comment.
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Musk’s appearance at the game came a day after he jumped across the stage to cheers at a Trump rally bee the grounds of the Butler Farm Show in Pennsylvania, where the former president survived an assassination attempt three months ago.
Brown had said on X on Friday that he also planned to attend the game as part of his voter registration in Pennsylvania.
Brown did not show up to the game, despite support from Musk on X for his posts about the election.
Last month, ABC was accused of a similar Trump blackout during Georgia’s highly anticipated college football game against Alabama.
In clips shared with X, the Tesla founder was seen waving a towel at the Steelers game
His appearance at the game came a day after he joined Donald Trump on stage at a rally
ABC News was accused last month of deliberately limiting coverage of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a high-profile college football game
The former president, 78, attended the game – which the Crimson Tide ultimately won – on September 28, despite major concerns about security measures following two assassination attempts.
Social media users took to X to blast ABC, claiming the network deliberately avoided showing Trump and only put him on screen for six seconds.
Critics claimed the network showed “complete bias” and that other images online were damning for ABC. One of the scenes that ABC did not air in its coverage was Trump receiving a triumphant hero’s welcome, with tens of thousands cheering the former president as he appeared on the big screen in the stadium.
Other footage showed the Republican candidate arriving to a wild reception by college students, tossing them boxes of popcorn and waving to the crowd.