Musk has also been caught using alt accounts before. In 2023, Musk posted a screenshot of an X account that showed one of his burner accounts. Journalists tracked down the account which used an avatar of Musk’s son and, like Dittmann, would often rush to the defense of Musk. That alt has since been suspended.

A journalist said Sunday her X account was suspended and links to a recent article of hers were blocked on the platform after she published a piece debunking online theories that an Elon Musk fan account was actually the billionaire himself.

A Spectator journalist has been blocked on the social media platform X for debunking a theory that Elon Musk is the secret owner of a fawning sock puppet account. Since 2023, rumors have swirled that X user Adrian Dittmann,

Elon Musk, a key advisor to US President-elect Donald Trump, attacked Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party, saying he "doesn't have what it takes" and should be replaced. China's central bank reaffirmed its support for the yuan,

Nigel Farage said Musk's comments came as a "surprise" and suggested the apparent fallout was over the jailed far-right activist Tommy Robinson.

It feels like just yesterday the X owner and the Reform leader were pictured together at Mar-a-Lago. Now Elon Musk has publicly attacked Nigel Farage, saying he “doesn’t have what it takes” to lead the party and should be replaced.