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Elon Musk and governments worldwide

A sourced record of 212 statements and actions by Elon Musk and his companies since 2022: interventions in the politics, governments, courts and regulation of 43 countries and the European Union, threats and legal action against critics, and the use of market power against competitors. Each entry sets out what he said or did, the background, the response and what happened next.

212entries
44countries and the EU
147with an official response
35with a fact-check or court finding
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1 entry: Disputed claims about countries · IranClear filters

Claims about countries that governments, courts or fact-checkers disputed or found false.

2024 1

Disputed claims

Iran denies New York Times report that Musk met its UN ambassador

The New York Times reported that Musk met Iran's UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani in New York on 11 November 2024 to discuss easing tensions between Tehran and Washington, citing Iranian sources who called it positive.

Response: Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei categorically denied the meeting took place and called the reports false (IRNA, via The New Arab and Salon).

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