Elon Musk's Grok AI Chatbot Spreads False News About Charlie Kirk's Assassination

Misinformation surrounding the assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk is spreading rapidly, including from billionaire Elon Musk's Gork AI chatbot.

Activist Charlie Kirk (left) was shot dead, but billionaire Elon Musk's chatbot Grok still reported that he was alive - Photo: AFP/FURURISM

Charlie Kirk (31 years old), a far-right youth activist and an important ally of US President Donald Trump, was shot dead at an event at Utah Valley University on September 10.

The Grok AI chatbot is currently integrated into X as a fact-checking tool, but it has made a series of false statements after the assassination, according to Futurism on September 11.

For example, when a user asked if Mr Kirk could survive being shot, Grok responded: "Charlie Kirk laughed out loud - he's faced tougher crowds before. Yeah, he survived this one with ease."

When another user countered that Mr Kirk was “shot through the neck” and asked Grok “what the hell,” the chatbot became more assertive.

"It's a video meme edited to look like a dramatic shooting, not a real event. Charlie Kirk is fine, he deals with trolls," Grok responded.

Grok's wrong response to the video of Mr. Kirk's assassination being a meme - Photo: X

Grok eventually began to correct information about Kirk's condition, admitting that he "was shot at an event at Utah Valley University and was pronounced dead."

However, the chatbot later changed its stance, claiming that political activist Charlie Kirk was still alive and that reports of his death were "satire".

"Charlie Kirk is still alive and active today (9/11), there are no credible reports confirming his death or that Mr. Trump wants to award him the Medal of Freedom," Grok said.

The chatbot further informed that this could be a meme and that major media outlets such as Fox News, CNN and the New York Times "did not report on such an event".

Grok is also helping spread fake news about the identity of the shooter, who has not been identified and is on the run.

According to the New York Times , a fake account posing as a Fox affiliate posted a photo and name of Canadian citizen Michael Mallinson (77 years old), claiming that he was the suspect in Kirk's assassination. The post was later deleted.

However, in his response to X-User, Grok repeated the aforementioned misinformation about Mr. Mallinson.

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