In early June 2025, a screenshot of an allegedly authentic X post from tech billionaire Elon Musk saying he "took" the wife of White House adviser Stephen Miller spread widely online. "Just like I took your wife," Musk purportedly said in response to an X post from Miller that said, "We will take back America."

But days later, during the outcome of Musk and Trump’s social media altercation on June 5, which began after the billionaire called the GOP’s "One Big Beautiful Bill" a "disgusting abomination" in an X post,