--- title: "Elon Musk Calls Disgusting Anti-Jewish Tweet the “Actual Truth”" description: "In a disturbing co-sign, Elon Musk has agreed with a shocking claim about Jewish people that goes beyond his prior bigotry." date: "2023-11-16" modified: "2023-11-16" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-anti-jewish-tweet" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "anti-semitism" - "elon musk" - "racism" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk Calls Disgusting Anti-Jewish Tweet the “Actual Truth” ![In a disturbing co-sign, Elon Musk has agreed with a shocking claim about Jewish people that goes beyond his prior bigotry.]() *\Image: Leon Neal via Getty / Futurism\* ## American History X In a deeply disturbing cosign, Twitter-formerly-X owner Elon Musk has publicly agreed with an appalling anti-semitic claim about Jewish people that goes beyond any of his [prior flirtations]() with "anti-woke" bigotry. The drama started when a small-time account [accused]() "cowards" of "hiding behind the anonymity of the internet and posting 'Hitler was right.'" "You got something you want to say?" the message continued. "Why don't you say it to our faces…" And because Musk's X [is a toxic cesspool](), some creep weighed in to do just that. "Okay," it [posted](), followed by a barrage of incomprehensible racist garbage accusing Jewish people of "hatred against whites." "You want truth said to your face," the poster continued, "there it is." Okay, just another day on the horrible internet. But then the owner of the X weighed in. "You have said the actual truth," [Musk responded]() to the horrid tweet about "hatred against whites." ## A History of Violence If that sort of vitriol sounds familiar, it's part and parcel of the white supremacist "[great replacement]()" conspiracy theory, which can be best boiled down to the "[Jews will not replace us]()" chant heard during the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia back in 2017 — as well as a perfect example of how opportunistic racists are twisting the brutal Israel-Palestine conflict to stir up hatred against both Jewish and Muslim people. While this kind of barely-veiled anti-semitism does appear to be new for the notorious serial entrepreneur, it's far from the first time he's engaged in claims that white people, somehow, are [being put at risk by minorities](). As recently as this past summer, the South African-born billionaire echoed the common [closeted white supremacist talking point]() that Black South Africans are "[openly pushing for genocide of white people]()" in his country of origin. That claim, like so many others in this vein, stems from a deliberate misreading of anti-oppression campaigning that does, at times, include violence — in this case, the perpetration [attacks on white-owned farms in South Africa]() that have taken place since the end of the apartheid system of segregation there that upheld the rights of the descendants country's white European colonizers over Black South Africans. Paired with his [anti-woke-ness]() and his [obsession with having a bunch of children](), Musk's avowed ascription in everything but word to the great replacement theory makes this latest peek into his belief system seem much less like Isreal-Palestine posturing — which, to be clear, he has also [done a bit of recently]() as well — and more like he's letting his cards show, with a royal flush of white supremacism. **More on Elon Musk:** [*Grimes Says Elon Musk Dodged Child Custody Papers 12 Times*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()