Musk has also been caught using alt accounts before. In 2023, Musk posted a screenshot of an X account that showed one of his burner accounts. Journalists tracked down the account which used an avatar of Musk’s son and, like Dittmann, would often rush to the defense of Musk. That alt has since been suspended.

A journalist said Sunday her X account was suspended and links to a recent article of hers were blocked on the platform after she published a piece debunking online theories that an Elon Musk fan account was actually the billionaire himself.

A reporter who ended online speculation that Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk was posing as an ardent fan has reportedly been temporarily banned from the social media site, and links to her story have been restricted.