Twitter users roasted Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., for his tweet Thursday "demanding action" from Elon Musk on his claims of rising hate speech, which the CEO denied.

Schiff spoke on behalf of Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., after they wrote a formal letter to Musk and condemned his leadership, tweeting:

"On Elon Musk's Twitter:- Slurs against Black people have tripled - Slurs against women are up 33% - Slurs against Jewish people are up 61% - And slurs against gay men are up 58%," Schiff tweeted. "These numbers are abysmal – and unacceptable. Today, @RepMarkTakano and I are demanding action."

Musk replied, "False, hate speech impressions are actually down by 1/3 for Twitter now vs prior to acquisition."

Musk was far from the only user to torch Schiff's tweet. Many on Twitter slammed Schiff’s credibility, while also debating about the nature of what does or does not count as hate speech.

Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton offered his assessment of the situation, "Corrupt congressman abuses office to call for mass censorship using fake stats. Threatens @ElonMusk."

Independent journalist Glenn Greenwald used Schiff's tweet as an educational moment for his audience, "Aside from these made-up numbers: do you see how -- to Democratic Party politicians -- dictating to social media companies what they can and can't platform, how they must censor, the role Democratic politicians play in all this, is just assumed as normal?"

Lawyer Will Chamberlain offered a similar critique of the...

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