The Musk tracker

Elon Musk and governments worldwide

A sourced record of 215 statements and actions by Elon Musk and his companies since 2022: interventions in the politics, governments, courts and regulation of 44 countries and the European Union, threats and legal action against critics, and the use of market power against competitors. Each entry sets out what he said or did, the background, the response and what happened next.

Compiled by Starlink Watch editors · Updated 6 Nov 2026

215entries

45countries and the EU

147with an official response

35with a fact-check or court finding

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1 entry: Elections and parties · BrazilClear filters

Endorsing or attacking parties and candidates in elections around the world.

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16 Nov 2024Elections

Musk predicts Lula government will lose next election after first lady's remark at G20 event

After Brazil's first lady Rosângela Janja da Silva swore at Musk during a G20 Social panel on disinformation, Musk posted They are going to lose the next election with laughing emojis.

Response: No response from President Lula or the government was reported. Former president Jair Bolsonaro shared the remark and wrote We now have another diplomatic problem.

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