Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"Media Matters has pursued an activist agenda in its attempt to destroy X, because they cannot control it," Bailey wrote in Monday's petition.
After Media Matters published its report, companies like IBM, Disney, Apple, Sony, Walmart, among others, pulled their advertisements from the social media platform.
"Missourians will not be manipulated by 'progressive' activists masquerading as news outlets, and they will not be defrauded in the process," Bailey wrote.
According to its website, Media Matters is a "progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media."
The petition seeks permission from the court to allow Bailey's office to investigate potential violations of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, which includes "any deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise, misrepresentation, unfair practice or the concealment, suppression, or omission of any material fact" in sales, advertisements and solicitation of charitable funds.
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"Because Media Matters has refused such efforts in other states and made clear that it will refuse any such efforts, the Attorney General seeks an order from the Court," Bailey wrote.
In November, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton also opened an investigation into the group for "potential fraudulent activity" after several companies began dropping their advertisements on X.
Fox News Digital reached out to Media Matters for comment but did not hear back by press deadline.
Fox News' Brianna Herlihy contributed to this report.
Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.
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