In November 2024, a number of viral posts claimed Elon Musk had banned horror author Stephen King from X. King had allegedly trolled Musk by cal

Author Stephen King, who has written a number of bestselling novels like The Shining, Pet Sematary, Carrie and more, directly addressed a rumor going around that he called Elon Musk president-elect Donald Trump's "new first lady." Heading to X, the social ...

The hoax, which claims that King called Musk "The First Lady," also provides an answer to the question, "Can AI be funny?" That answer at least in this case, appears to be "no."

Social media posts falsely claim that Elon Musk banned author Stephen King from X, the social media platform owned by Musk. The rumor that King was banned originated on a satirical website. King's X account remains active,

Author Stephen King on Wednesday addressed what he said were rumors about him mocking tech billionaire Elon Musk and being removed from the social platform X. “I see there’s a rumor going around that I called the Musk-man Trump’s new first lady.

A post shared on Threads claims X owner Elon Musk has banned author Stephen King from his platform. View on Threads Verdict: False This claim is inaccurate. It originates as satire. Fact Check: King made an X post calling out Musk,

King also denied ever referring to Musk as Donald Trump's "new first lady" — but only because he "didn’t think of it"

A few days ago a rumor started going round that Stephen King had been booted off X (formerly Twitter) after joking that Elon Musk was Donald Trump's "first lady". The horror master's X account still appeared to be live,