--- title: "This Strongly Appears to Be Elon Musk’s Alt Account on Twitter Where He Roleplays as His Own Child" description: "Elon Musk may have accidentally leaked his alternate Twitter account — and it's really, really weird." date: "2023-04-25" modified: "2023-04-25" authors: - name: "Frank Landymore" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/flandymore" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-burner-twitter-account" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "the digest" - "twitter" --- # This Strongly Appears to Be Elon Musk’s Alt Account on Twitter Where He Roleplays as His Own Child ![Elon Musk may have accidentally leaked his alternate Twitter account — and it's really, really weird.]() *\Image: Noam Galai via Getty / Futurism\* ## Twitter Alt Elon Musk may have accidentally leaked his alternate Twitter account — and it's really, really weird. The evidence so far is circumstantial, but pretty convincing. It all started when Musk [tweeted a screenshot]() of his phone logged into Twitter, [*Vice* reports](), intended to be a showcase of the site's new subscription feature. In addition to flexing the fact that his Twitter has nearly 25,000 paid subscribers, Musk revealed another curious detail in the seemingly innocuous screenshot: the profile picture of a secondary account he was logged into, depicting a child. The Twitter CEO brought more attention to the alt when he replied to a [tweet]() from one of his online acolytes, sharing a cropped version of Musk's screenshot that focused on his alt. "You'd never guess it's me!" Musk [wrote](), perhaps ill-advisedly. ## Mind of a Child It only took internet sleuths on 4chan 30 minutes to find an account with a matching profile picture, according to *Vice*: "Elon Test," with the handle [@ErmnMusk](). The account was created in November, just weeks after Musk wrapped up his acquisition of Twitter, and follows some noteworthy characters, some of whom he has interacted with personally. Here's where it gets weird. The child in the photo is likely Musk and former partner Claire "Grimes" Boucher's son, X Æ A-12, holding a toy rocket. Early reverse image searches of the profile picture returned nothing, *Vice* and [*Gizmodo* report](), suggesting it hasn't been shared elsewhere. Is this an innocent case of a proud father sharing a picture of their kid? It doesn't look like it. On Monday night, Elon's supposed burner [tweeted]() that "I will finally turn 3 on May 4th!" — an alarming use of the first person for a 51-year-old man. And the date checks out. That's indeed X Æ A-12's birthday, meaning that Musk might actually be roleplaying as a precocious version of his own ankle-biter son. "I wish I was old enough to go to nightclubs," the account [wrote](). "They sound so fun." ## Racy Tweets It only gets worse, as some of the account's tweets are strikingly risque for a toddler. Take, for example, a reply in November to a [sexual tweet]() about Caroline Ellison, the former [romantic partner in crime]() of disgraced crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. "I 💜librarians," the account [replied](). In another racy tweet, "Elon Test" [asked]() Microstrategy CEO Michael Saylo if he liked Japanese girls. The account even replied to a Pornhub meme Musk [posted]() on his main, [asking]() with an embellished childlike typo if "this a real peon video." It's downright bizarre behavior, even for Musk. If he really is masquerading as his toddler son to make jokes about adult videos, well, he'll have truly outdone himself in terms of Twitter shenanigans. Is this really what Musk spends his spare time doing? Considering [the way things are going]() at Twitter, it's not exactly surprising. **More on Elon Musk:** *[Elon Musk Forces Dead Celebrities to Become "Paying" Twitter Blue Subscribers]()* ## Author At Futurism, my work has often centered on bringing a sense of clarity and insight to complex topics ranging from the regulation of emerging technologies to the esoteric ideologies of Silicon Valley executives, while striving not to lose the poetic sense of awe inspired by often-obscure fields like astrophysics and quantum computing. I broke the story of CNET using AI to produce articles that turned out to be riddled with factual errors and plagiarism — a dam-breaking inflection point, as I've reported, that's inspired copycats and endless discourse while beguiling stakeholders ranging from tech giants to purveyors of spam around the web. My work at Futurism has been cited by publications including CBS News, the Los Angeles Times, Vice, Gizmodo, Engadget, the Verge, and Vanity Fair. I grew up in locales ranging from India to China, and now live in the exotic suburbs of Virginia. In my free time, I'm an avid reader of weird sci-fi literature, an aficionado of East Asian cinema, and, regrettably, a relapsed gamer. Allegedly, I’m working on a debut novel, currently untitled. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()