A screenshot of a purported Twitter post by Elon Musk saying phrases such as “Grimes left you” are slurs and are banned from Twitter is in fact fabricated, although it has fooled some users. The words ‘Grimes left you’ or ‘Grimes is happier without you’ are considered slurs on this platform” (here). The screenshot includes a picture of Musk in the top left corner, as well as his real Twitter handle, @elonmusk (www.twitter.com/elonmusk). A search through Musk’s Twitter account, however, shows he has not published such a post (tinyurl.com/yacvf5w3). Musk told Page Six in September 2021 that he was “semi-separated” from his girlfriend, Canadian singer Grimes, after three years together (here).

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Persons: Elon Musk, “ Grimes, ‘ Grimes, Mike Drucker, Drucker, Musk, Grimes, Read Organizations: Twitter, Reuters Locations: Canadian