Musk Faces French Probe Over Grok's Deepfakes, Disinformation
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- Published
- May 8, 2026
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- 1:27
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- Last updated
- May 9, 2026
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French prosecutors are escalating their investigation into Elon Musk and X, accusing them of serious crimes including complicity in spreading child abuse images, deepfakes, disinformation, and Holocaust denial through their AI chatbot Grok. Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino have been summoned for interviews but have yet to comply. The probe, initiated i…
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French prosecutors are escalating their investigation into Elon Musk and X, accusing them of serious crimes including complicity in spreading child abuse images, deepfakes, disinformation, and Holocaust denial through their AI chatbot Grok. Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino have been summoned for interviews but have yet to comply. The probe, initiated in January 2025, is focusing on unlawful data grabs, non-consensual explicit content, and Holocaust denial. The situation is further complicated
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