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Economist Slams Musk’s False UK Claims, Calls Him Liar

7/24/2026

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The Economist interview rebuked Elon Musk (tech billionaire) for mischaracterizing United Kingdom.
The interviewer disputed Musk’s claim of 250 million X followers, his prediction of a British civil war, assertion that he lives in the UK, and claim that London is safer than U.S. city.
Commentators on X—including Wajahat Ali, Jim Stewartson, Tommy Vietor and Joyce Carol Oates—called Musk a liar, an inciter of violence, and a promoter of divisive politics.

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The Economist interview rebuked Elon Musk (tech billionaire) for mischaracterizing United Kingdom.
The interviewer disputed Musk’s claim of 250 million X followers, his prediction of a British civil war, assertion that he lives in the UK, and claim that London is safer than U.S. city.
Commentators on X—including Wajahat Ali, Jim Stewartson, Tommy Vietor and Joyce Carol Oates—called Musk a liar, an inciter of violence, and a promoter of divisive politics.