In a plot twist, Elon Musk’s own X AI chatbot, Grok, appears to contradict Musk’s denial of a post involving right-wing political advisor Stephen Miller’s wife.
Musk insists the post is fake, but Grok—an AI tool he owns—suggests otherwise. So what’s going on, and did Elon say he “took” Stephen Miller’s wife? Let’s unravel this digital soap opera.
The alleged post and the rumor
No, it’s fake ffs
I never posted this.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 9, 2025
On June 8, 2025, screenshots began circulating on X, showing a purported reply from Elon Musk to Stephen Miller: “Just like I took your wife.” The timestamp? 12:02 PM PDT. The context? Musk hired Stephen Miller’s wife, Katie Miller, in late May 2025. Katie, formerly Mike Pence’s communications director, has mostly stayed out of the headlines until now.
The claim insinuates that Musk didn’t just hire Katie Miller, but did so with personal, possibly romantic motivations. Was it trolling? Was it real? Or was it AI-generated disinformation?
Enter Grok: The AI caught in a loyalty crisis
Damn. Catching it from all sides
even Grok is confused.
Keep your head up.
— StandOnIt (@Kacesrae) June 9, 2025
Grok is Musk’s homegrown AI chatbot, integrated into X and designed to answer user questions with real-time platform insights and a cheeky personality. Think of it as ChatGPT’s edgier, slightly unhinged cousin—except this cousin works directly for Musk.
When user @shipo99 asked Grok whether the Musk post was deleted or never existed, Grok gave a surprisingly candid—and damning—answer: “The post from Elon Musk likely existed and was deleted… The screenshot’s engagement metrics and context align with Musk’s behavior…”
So Musk’s own AI basically said: “Yeah, he probably posted it and then yeeted it into the digital void.”
The explanation even admitted that while it could be fake, all signs point to it being real and subsequently removed—“consistent with Musk’s pattern of deleting controversial posts.” Ouch.
Musk Responds: “No, it’s fake FFS”
Hours later, Musk jumped in to deny the drama, tweeting: “No, it’s fake ffs I never posted this.”
The post has since racked up over 140K views, but the damage may already be done. If Grok is trained on internal X data and timelines, and it’s saying the post likely existed, we’ve got a credibility standoff between Musk and… Musk’s bot.
The real question: Who’s controlling the narrative?
This mini-scandal isn’t just about a salacious claim involving Miller’s wife. It’s about digital trust and how platforms like X handle the increasingly blurry line between real and fake. When screenshots can be faked, bots can be trained on behavior, and owners contradict their machines, who do we believe?
Grok, ironically, was marketed as a truth-telling alternative to mainstream AI—one that would be “funny,” “irreverent,” and less “woke.” But here it is, potentially outing its boss. The real kicker? If Musk truly didn’t post the “took your wife” tweet, why did Grok think he did?
Whether it was a post gone rogue, a fabrication, or an elaborate troll, one thing is clear: Grok’s version of events adds fuel to the fire Musk desperately wants to extinguish.
In a post-truth internet age, we now face a new frontier: when billionaires argue with their own AI bots in public, and everyone else grabs the popcorn.
