The Musk tracker
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.
Confrontations with national regulators, courts and laws over his companies.
The Daily Jagran reported: US Media's Reality Check Over 'Falling Global Trust In America' As Musk Targets India Over Starlink License.
United States1 sourcesKXLY.com reported: Elon Musk and U.S. Government point fingers at each other amid Starlink outage.
United States1 sourcesT-Online reported: USA News | Trump: Neither I nor Musk responsible for Starlink failure.
United States1 sourcesMusk resolved the SEC's Twitter disclosure suit through a settlement under which a revocable trust in his name pays a $1.5 million civil penalty; the SEC dropped its claims against Musk personally and its demand for about $150 million in disgorgement.
Response: Judge Sooknanan approved the deal despite its significant misgivings,
writing that the SEC's decisions raise red flags
but the court may not step in the shoes of the SEC
(Bloomberg).
United States2 sourcesX disclosed a tentative settlement of a proposed class action by former employees claiming $500 million in unpaid severance after Musk's 2022 layoffs of about 6,000 people. In early October 2025 it also settled a $128 million suit by ex-CEO Parag Agrawal and…
Response: Musk and X denied wrongdoing and said the executives were fired over their performance.
United States3 sourcesThe SEC sued Musk, alleging he disclosed his 5% Twitter stake 11 days late in 2022 and bought more than $500 million in shares at artificially low prices, underpaying by over $150 million. Musk called the SEC a totally broken organization.
Response: Musk's attorney Alex Spiro called the suit a sham
and a single-count ticky tak complaint
(ABC News).
United States2 sourcesAfter Chancellor McCormick ruled that a June 2024 Tesla shareholder vote could not ratify the voided 2018 pay package, Musk called the decision absolute corruption.
Response: Tesla said on X that it would appeal (NBC News).
United States3 sourcesSpaceX sued the California Coastal Commission after it voted 6-4 on 10 October 2024 against the Space Force's plan to raise SpaceX launches at Vandenberg from 36 to 50 a year, alleging overt, and shocking, political bias
and violations of Musk's free-speech…
Response: The commission declined to comment on the lawsuit (CNN). In 2026 it said it continued to have serious concerns about the impacts to coastal resources from increased rocket launches at the base
(Cou…
United States2 sourcesAfter the FAA proposed $633,009 in civil penalties against SpaceX, Musk called it More lawfare
and wrote that SpaceX would sue the FAA for regulatory overreach.
On 25 September he posted that FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker needs to resign.
Response: FAA Chief Counsel Marc Nichols said Failure of a company to comply with the safety requirements will result in consequences
(Axios). Whitaker told a House subcommittee that fines are the agency's o…
United States4 sourcesAfter Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick voided his 2018 Tesla pay package, Musk posted Never incorporate your company in the state of Delaware
and polled followers on moving Tesla's incorporation to Texas. On 1 February he wrote that companies should leave Del…
Response: Legal scholars quoted by The Philadelphia Inquirer disputed Musk's framing; Tulane law professor Ann Lipton said his losses would not have happened had Tesla followed basic corporate-governance forma…
United States2 sourcesA day after NLRB prosecutors accused SpaceX of unlawfully firing eight employees over an internal open letter criticising Musk, SpaceX sued the board in federal court, arguing its structure is unconstitutional because members and judges are shielded by remova…
Response: The NLRB declined to comment (The Register).
United States3 sources