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The rumors are old, but the Internet believes it can now be confirmed that Elon Musk is, in fact, Adrian Dittman, after a ‘slip-up’ during a heated discussion.
Tycoon Elon Musk is accused of, on his own social network, X, using a “burner account” (accounts under a false identity) as a “private security guard” to protect him from accusations on the old Twitter.
With the pseudonym “Adrian Dittman”the CEO of Tesla will defend his reputation in discussions about himself on X. Musk, who from the new administration of Donald Trump in the US leadership, is accused of resorting to a voice changer to self-promote and praise on X Spaces with this fake identity.
The drama began when the journalist and commentator Charles Johnson claimed, in his newsletter, Thoughts and Adventures, that Musk has used the account to participate in debates about X Spaces and to praise himself.
In addition to pointing to the slips in the first person as evidence, Johnson claims that software designed to analyze voice patterns matches the voice of the “Adrian Dittman” account to that of Elon Musk.
Furthermore, he and other proponents of the theory argue, the account’s speech patterns, including vowel sounds and linguistic habits, are in line with Musk’s South African origin, especially in more agitated moments.
“I don’t hate these ‘tech bros’”
Most recently, it was a viral video that further fueled the controversy. In this one, “Adrian Dittman” supports Musk during a discussion about Space, referring to the founder of Neuralink in the first person.
“I don’t hate these ‘tech bros’”, one hears on , at the time when Musk would have ‘slumped’: “Of all these stoners, Elon is the only one giving them a voice“.
“I wish you’d try this shit on Facebook and see how long it lasts, you ungrateful motherfuckers, seriously.“, continues Dittmann: “you are always crying ‘censor this and that’. Your opinions are shit, stop doing that”, he concludes.
With a slightly different accent, he was reportedly “caught” again referring to Musk firsthand during a more heated discussion, in which he allegedly banned participants who mocked the account.
Old Tesla spaces reveals Elon using his alt and talking about Elon in first person. = Elon
— Warrenbucketz ($bitcoin/acc) (@Warrenbucketz)
Although the use of alternative accounts is not exactly uncommon among celebrities, those most critical describe the situation as “pathetic”.
So far, there is no concrete evidence to guarantee that Musk is, in fact, Adrian Dittman, but reports presented by proponents of the conspiracy theory suggest that accounts mocking the situation or discussing the alleged pseudonym have been banned or suspended.
Musk has not commented on the allegations, but speculation has already taken social media by storm.
Tomás Guimarães, ZAP //
