Elon Musk Under Fire for Epstein Links, Grok's Sexualized AI Deepfakes & SpaceX-xAI Merger
February 5, 2026
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French prosecutors have asked Elon Musk to appear for questioning following a police raid on the offices of the social media network X in Paris. The French probe comes on the heels of a U.K. investigation into Musk's AI tool Grok over its "potential to produce harmful sexualized image and video content." Last month, the European Union also launched an investigation into sexual deepfakes created by Grok. "It's a part of a kind of a pushback that we're seeing now against Musk that's probably more forceful than anything we've seen to date," says Quinn Slobodian, professor of international history at Boston University and author of the upcoming book "Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed."
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11 claims extractedFrench prosecutors investigating X for child sexual abuse material distribution
Multiple investigations into Grok for sexual deepfakes and CSAM
Musk claims French investigation is political attack
Paris investigation expanded to seven charges including CSAM and Holocaust denial
Musk encouraged Grok users to create 2 million non-consensual sexual deepfakes, 20,000 of children
Musk uses X verification system to amplify far-right re-migration messaging
SpaceX-xAI merger creates $1.5 trillion company, largest private company
X platform used by Musk to promote extreme far-right ideology
SpaceX seeks FCC approval to launch 1 million satellites, described as land grab
Musk falsely claimed distance from Epstein while maintaining contact and planning visits
Musk enmeshed in Epstein network despite criticizing others
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