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French Prosecutors Investigate Musk Over Deepfake Allegations on X

Published March 21, 2026, 14:12
French Prosecutors Investigate Musk Over Deepfake Allegations on X

French prosecutors are investigating Elon Musk for allegedly encouraging the creation and dissemination of sexual deepfakes on the X platform, with the aim of artificially inflating the company's value. The investigation was launched following allegations that X's Grok AI was used to generate such deepfakes. Prosecutors have informed US authorities and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Simultaneously, the investigation is expanding to include cases of Holocaust denial. Musk has described the investigation as a “political attack.” French authorities had already begun investigating potential interference by X in the French political scene.