FACT CHECK: No, Elon Musk Did Not Say People Who Protest Trump Will Be Suspended On X

A post shared on X claims billionaire Elon Musk said that people who protested the Trump administration would be suspended from the platform.

Fuck Trump! pic.twitter.com/hBEydoOk12

— (@dutchessprim) February 3, 2025

Verdict: False

There is no evidence that Musk tweeted this.

Fact Check:

Musk has used X, which he acquired in 2022, to market his attempts to cut government spending, such as attacking the United States International Aid Agency,  through the Department of Government Efficiency, according to The New York Times.

Social media users are claiming that Musk tweeted that people who protest the Trump administration will be suspended from X. The alleged tweet reads, “Anyone protesting the Trump administration will be suspended from X. All anti-Trump drama can go to the liberal echo chambers like Threads, Reddit, BlueSky, Instagram and Facebook.”

There is no evidence for this claim. If Musk had tweeted, media outlets would have covered it, yet none have. A wider internet search also did not yield any results for Musk tweeting this.

Check Your Fact also reviewed Musk’s X account. There are no tweets that match the image in the X post. Fake X screenshots proliferate social media and Check Your Fact has debunked several posts with these images. (RELATED: Claim That Trump Plans To Invalidate Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program Is Satire)

Snopes also debunked this claim.