Journalist Suspended After Musk Conspiracy Debunked

Journalist Jacqueline Sweet's X account was suspended after she debunked a conspiracy theory that Elon Musk was using a pseudonymous account, Adrian Dittmann, to praise himself on the platform. Sweet's investigation, published in The Spectator, confirmed that Dittmann is a real German entrepreneur living in Fiji and not an alias of Musk. Despite Musk jokingly claiming to be Dittmann on X, the platform restricted Sweet's account for a month, citing 'doxing' as the reason, although Sweet insists her reporting was careful and balanced. Links to her article were also blocked on X, labeled as 'violent or misleading content.' This incident has sparked criticism of X for censoring journalistic content, reminiscent of past controversies around content suppression on the platform. The conspiracy theory, which gained traction due to the similarities in accents and writing styles between Musk and Dittmann, has now been debunked through a combination of social media analysis and additional evidence gathered by Sweet.