# Alex Gibney

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## Timeline

- **2026-10-09**: The Social Reckoning release date — Jeremy Strong stars as Mark Zuckerberg in the film set for Oct. 9, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
- **2026-09-10**: Spiro sends pre-release notice to Gibney — Alex Spiro writes to Alex Gibney, saying the documentary's insinuation is false and placing the director on notice before release.
- **2026-09-10**: Musk attorney sends defamation threat letter — Alex Spiro sends a letter to Alex Gibney's Jigsaw Productions threatening a defamation lawsuit over the forthcoming documentary 'Musk,' set for release the following month.
- **2024-11**: Starlink vote-rigging claim publicly refuted — Election officials in multiple states, independent cybersecurity researchers, and fact-checkers publicly refute the claim that Starlink was connected to vote tabulation.
- **2024-11**: Starlink vote-rigging claim refuted — Election officials, independent cybersecurity researchers, and fact-checkers publicly refute claims that Starlink satellites uploaded votes in swing states during the November 2024 election.
- **2024-10-06**: Musk texts St. Clair about 'lasers in space' — Elon Musk sends text messages to Ashley St. Clair saying he is 'feeling more optimistic' about Donald Trump winning and that he has 'over 10 thousand lasers in space right now.'

## Recent coverage (2 stories)

### Musk Threatens Defamation Suit Over 10,000 'Space Lasers' Claim
2026-09-13 09:37:31 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 4

Elon Musk's attorney Alex Spiro has sent a pre-release defamation threat to Alex Gibney's Jigsaw Productions over the forthcoming documentary 'Musk,' focusing on an authenticated 2024 text exchange in which Musk referenced 'over 10 thousand lasers in space.' The legal fight tests whether documentary editing and interview answers can create defamatory implications about Starlink vote-rigging — a claim election officials widely debunked.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/musk-gibney-space-lasers-defamation-threat

### Musk's Pre-Suit Notice Cites 2024 Starlink Fact-Checks in Doc Threat
2026-09-12 16:43:26 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 6

Elon Musk's attorney has put director Alex Gibney on notice before release, arguing a documentary implies the 2024 election was rigged via Starlink. The letter invokes public fact-checks, laying groundwork for a potential defamation action by a public-figure plaintiff who must prove actual malice.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/musk-gibney-pre-suit-defamation-starlink

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