Archive - Musk Watch

How the Social Security Administration is dodging a federal court order

The Trump administration has installed a DOGE operative as the new Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Social Security Administration (SSA) in an…

Mar 26 •

Buying the vote

In Wisconsin, an Elon Musk-backed super PAC is offering registered voters $100 in exchange for their contact information and signatures on a petition…

Mar 24 •

"We had several black servants who were their friends"

In an apparent effort to bolster Elon Musk’s waning but still enormous wealth, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Wednesday urged Americans to buy up…

Mar 21 •

The schools trying to teach America's kids to think like Elon Musk

A “conundrum” that asks young school children whether humans would be better off being governed by an AI overlord.

Mar 17 •

The Week in Musk: The White House is now a Tesla dealership

At the outset of Elon Musk’s work for the White House, a reasonable person would have predicted a certain amount of graft.

Mar 14 •

UPDATE: Musk attacks Musk Watch

Yesterday, we launched the Musk Watch DOGE Tracker. This new tool authoritatively demonstrated that Elon Musk had been grossly overstating the cuts…

Mar 13 •

Introducing: The Musk Watch DOGE Tracker

New tool reveals Musk has overstated verified DOGE savings by at least 92%

Mar 12 •

In affidavit, former Social Security official says DOGE is putting benefits at risk

In an affidavit filed in federal court on Friday, a former senior civil servant at the Social Security Administration (SSA) detailed how deputies for…

Mar 10 •

The Week In Musk: A wall of errors

Every time the U.S.

Mar 7 •

Why shutting down the International Space Station could make Musk a fortune

In a series of social media posts last month, White House advisor and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk called for deorbiting the International Space Station (ISS…

Mar 3 •

February 2025

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