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@cure53 on the other hand, it does not seem to be Grok specific. Other models available also make the same claim that there is no verified evidence:

GLM-5:

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Kimi 2.5 (although it states its cutoff date is early 2025, so that would make sense):

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Deep seek v3:

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So I don’t think that we can conclude that Grok was altered specifically.

@cure53

I just used Grok 4.1 Fast via Kagi assistant to quickly check this:

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So it indeed says that the inflammatory messages are false rumors that have been debunked. It even claims that Donald Trump and Elon Musk are friendly, making this unlikely.

But the messages have been reported by multiple news outlets, e.g.:

Musk appears to delete X posts claiming Trump was in Epstein files

Less than two days after Elon Musk slammed President Donald Trump over his spending bill, the billionaire appeared to remove several X posts critical of the president.

ABC News (abcnews.com)

Elon Musk Just Dropped What He Called A "Bombshell" Accusation About Donald Trump And Jeffrey Epstein

Why did anyone think that these two personalities would lead to anything but chaos?

BuzzFeed (www.buzzfeed.com)