As people debate whether AI can be relied upon or not, X’s in-app Grok chatbot has shown it’s pretty good at spotting a liar. When asked who the biggest spreader of disinformation was on the platform, it replied with none other than… X-owner Elon Musk (@elonmusk)!
Amusing? Perhaps. But far more concerning is that the tech billionaire with over 220 million followers on X (and an algorithm that boosts his posts) has been weaponising his influence to spread dangerous falsehoods, particularly about Africa and its people.
While some may want to let the Trump sidekick off the hook by claiming he’s just an ignoramus, many suspect it’s an intentional effort to spread a certain agenda. Here we correct some of the falsehoods he’s been pushing.
Sources
https://www.ywboston.org/didnt-earn-it-and-other-lies-dei-myths-debunked/
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/01/29/anti-dei-crusade-us-allows-discrimination
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/15/what-to-know-about-the-la-fire-departments-budget
https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201802/landauditreport13feb2018.pdf