A video shared on X claims to show billionaire Elon Musk leaving his son behind.

The so-called genius forgot his human shield son. What a loving father. pic.twitter.com/p4Pvy4bIXk

— Mukhtar (@I_amMukhtar) February 23, 2025

Verdict: Misleading

The video has been edited to remove Musk waiting for his son.

Fact Check:

Social media users are claiming that Musk left his son after a campaign event. One user wrote, “The so-called genius forgot his human shield son. What a loving father.”

This claim is misleading. A video shared by BBC Verify reporter Shayan Sardarizadeh shows Musk going back for his son after momentarily leaving him behind. (RELATED: Claim That Trump Plans To Invalidate Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program Is Satire)

This video, which claims to show Elon Musk abandoning his son X at a January rally, has 24 million views and 124,000 likes. But it’s misleading.

A longer clip shared by @Smoke_and_Oakum of the exact same moment clarifies that Musk waited for his son.pic.twitter.com/Gh6Wh67EXy https://t.co/OSDxPisqZM

— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) February 25, 2025

“This video, which claims to show Elon Musk abandoning his son X at a January rally, has 24 million views and 124,000 likes. But it’s misleading. A longer clip shared by @Smoke_and_Oakum of the exact same moment clarifies that Musk waited for his son,” Sardarizadeh tweeted.

Newsweek reported that the misleading video of Musk leaving his son was viewed over 10 million times. Musk has been embroiled in public controversy over his children, per the outlet.