--- title: "Elon Musk Accused of Operating Fake Persona as “Adrian Dittmann”" description: "X-formerly-Twitter owner Elon Musk has once again been accused of operating a fake online persona. Just another day!" date: "2024-02-20" modified: "2024-02-20" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-accused-fake-persona" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "Musk" - "the digest" - "twitter" --- # Elon Musk Accused of Operating Fake Persona as “Adrian Dittmann” ![X-formerly-Twitter owner Elon Musk has once again been accused of operating a fake online persona. Just another day!]() *\Image: Beata Zawrzel / NurPhoto via Getty / Futurism\* ## Twinning! X-formerly-Twitter owner Elon Musk has once again been accused of operating a fake online persona. As [*The* *Daily Dot* reports](), the drama started over the weekend when several X users suggested that Musk has secretly been operating an account belonging to one "Adrian Dittmann" — a seeming Musk fan who [tweets]() and speaks almost exactly like the SpaceX and Tesla CEO. Among the accusers was Twitter power user @LiamNissan, whose long-standing account was deleted shortly after the allegations started gaining some steam. This led many netizens to believe that [Musk had a hand]() in @LiamNissan's removal from the platform, and the hashtag #FreeLiamNissan quickly took off, as did the rumor that Musk is [Wizard of Oz-ing]() the alleged Dittmann's account. As it turns out, Musk wasn't the one who nuked @LiamNissan's account; @LiamNissan [later clarified]() in a Bluesky post that he deleted his own X profile following an onslaught "creepy ass threats." Even so, the Dittmann theory isn't *completely* out of the realm of possibility — especially considering that Musk was [caught last spring appearing to operate what strongly looked like two separate burner accounts](), one of which he allegedly used to shower himself in praise from the perspective of a young child. So there's that! ## Mother Maye Dittmann, who has a sizeable following, isn't a new figure. The account went [somewhat viral]() last year when he and Musk encountered each other in a cursed X Spaces chat, shocking the crowd with their uncannily similar voices. And as far as Musk fans go, Dittmann's as committed as they come. His [pinned tweet reads that]() "it took Boston Dynamics 30 years to achieve what Tesla achieved in one," and on one occasion, he responded to a picture of Musk with his young son, [saying](): "You're an amazing father, Elon. Your kids are very lucky to have you." Dittmann is also affiliated with the financial advising group "[Rebellionaire]()," which claims to offer support to "All-In $TSLA investors." Musk and Dittmann's voices are so similar that in an X Spaces event hosted on February 19, Musk's mother, [Maye Musk](), could hardly tell them apart. "Whoaaaa," Maye remarked, [according to a clip of the interaction]() shared by Dittmann. "That's a good imitation. I don't know how you do that." To be clear, unlike previous Musk burner account revelations, there doesn't seem a ton of hard evidence supporting the idea that Musk and Dittmann are the same person. And of course, at face value, the idea that the world's richest man would go so far as to jump into live chats with *himself* under the guise that he was appearing as two separate people seems exceedingly unlikely. Then again, this is Elon Musk — [expecting the unexpected]() is sometimes a safe bet. **More on Elon Musk:** [*Elon Musk Selling Blue Checkmarks to Literal Terrorists*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]()