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Elon Musk "Fraud Gamer" Controversy

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Overview

Elon Musk "Fraud Gamer" Controversy refers to discussions about the tech billionaire supposedly faking his achievements in the RPG game Path of Exile 2. In early January 2025, Elon Musk hosted a live stream on X where he claimed to have achieved a high rank and level in the game. However, veteran Path of Exile players and YouTubers Quin69TV and Casual Kripp later posted videos analyzing his inability to use certain in-game mechanics and lack of knowledge about the game's features. Other Path of Exile players noted that publically available information showed his character being piloted from Asia, and that he seemingly has a tab named "Elon's map." According to several gamers, these details indicated that Musk had likely hired another player to "grind" for him and get him a higher rank. Other streamers like Asmongold also accused Elon of "account sharing" in subsequent days.

History

On January 7th, 2025, Elon Musk posted a live stream to X[1] (formerly Twitter) with the caption, "Testing X streaming." The video showed the Tesla owner supposedly playing the RPG game Path of Exile 2. The post gathered over 48,000 likes in five days.

Later on January 7th, YouTuber[2] and Path of Exile player Quin69TV posted a video reacting to Elon Musk's live stream, saying, "He's never played this game before has he," after Musk began clicking around on the game. The YouTuber also notes that Musk has a tab named "Elon's map," as though someone had curated a map for easy of gameplay.
The video gathered over 500,000 views in four days.

Developments

On January 8th, 2025, YouTuber[3] Casual Kripp posted a video reacting to Quin69TV's commentary. The YouTuber expressed skepticism about the notion that Elon Musk was spending several hours a day playing Path of Exile 2 to achieve a high rank on his character. He also says that the publicly available data shows that Elon is "playing from Asia or using a VPN to play from Asia," adding to his skepticism about the character being Musk's.

The video gathered over 400,000 views in three days.

Also on January 8th, 2024, Redditor[5] /u/InstructionOk1175 made a comprehensive post on /r/PathOfExile2 documenting the various aspects of Elon's stream that led other players to suspect that he may not be piloting his character. The post gatherd over 13,000 upvotes in four days.

Documenting the Saga of "Elon Musk's" Account byu/InstructionOk1175 inPathOfExile2

Online Reactions

On January 9th, YouTuber[8] Asmongold posted a video titled, "Massive Elon Musk Scandal," accusing Musk of account sharing and saying, "Trying to have somebody play your account and get people to think you’re a serious, real gamer, is ridiculous. It’s embarrassing." The video gathered over 1 million views in three days.

On January 9th, 2025, Twitter / X[4] user @AlexAlarga resposted the aforementioned reaction videos with the caption, "What an ego-trip… Elon Musk has been livestreaming himself playing overpowered Path Of Exile 2 character, proudly and seriously pretending that he got there himself, and actual POE veterans are laughing their asses off watching and dissecting that charade. Why Elon, why?🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️" The post gathered over 7,000 likes in three days.

On January 10th, Redditor[6] /r/JRoyales made a post to /r/PathofExile2 that read, "Elon just died at rank 7," gathering over 7,000 points in two days.

EXILE r/PathOfExile2 .2 days ago JRoyales Elon just died at rank 7 Fluff Memes LOCAL GLOBAL PARTY WHISPERS × TRADE GUILD Percy Verence (Level 97) has died at position 7 on the ladder. brushybrushy (Warrior) is now level 14 brushybrushy: Weakling! brushybrushy: Meet your maker! 7.8K ☐ 1.6K Д Share

On January 11th, YouTuber Quin69TV posted a video to his X[7] account @quinrex, asking, "is @ElonMusk lying about being good at video games?" The video delved into Quin69TV's theory that Musk is hiring people to grind for him in video games and taking credit for their work. The post gathered over 6,000 likes in a day.

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[1] Twitter / X – elonmusk

[2] YouTube – Quin69TV

[3] YouTube – Casual Kripp

[4]  Twitter / X – AlexAlarga

[5] Reddit – /r/PathOfExile2

[6] Reddit – /r/PathOfExile2

[7] Twitter / X – quinrex

[8] YouTube – Asmongold

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Elon Musk "Fraud Gamer" Controversy

Elon Musk "Fraud Gamer" Controversy

Updated Jan 12, 2025 at 12:04PM EST by sakshi.

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Overview

Elon Musk "Fraud Gamer" Controversy refers to discussions about the tech billionaire supposedly faking his achievements in the RPG game Path of Exile 2. In early January 2025, Elon Musk hosted a live stream on X where he claimed to have achieved a high rank and level in the game. However, veteran Path of Exile players and YouTubers Quin69TV and Casual Kripp later posted videos analyzing his inability to use certain in-game mechanics and lack of knowledge about the game's features. Other Path of Exile players noted that publically available information showed his character being piloted from Asia, and that he seemingly has a tab named "Elon's map." According to several gamers, these details indicated that Musk had likely hired another player to "grind" for him and get him a higher rank. Other streamers like Asmongold also accused Elon of "account sharing" in subsequent days.

History

On January 7th, 2025, Elon Musk posted a live stream to X[1] (formerly Twitter) with the caption, "Testing X streaming." The video showed the Tesla owner supposedly playing the RPG game Path of Exile 2. The post gathered over 48,000 likes in five days.

Later on January 7th, YouTuber[2] and Path of Exile player Quin69TV posted a video reacting to Elon Musk's live stream, saying, "He's never played this game before has he," after Musk began clicking around on the game. The YouTuber also notes that Musk has a tab named "Elon's map," as though someone had curated a map for easy of gameplay.
The video gathered over 500,000 views in four days.



Developments

On January 8th, 2025, YouTuber[3] Casual Kripp posted a video reacting to Quin69TV's commentary. The YouTuber expressed skepticism about the notion that Elon Musk was spending several hours a day playing Path of Exile 2 to achieve a high rank on his character. He also says that the publicly available data shows that Elon is "playing from Asia or using a VPN to play from Asia," adding to his skepticism about the character being Musk's.

The video gathered over 400,000 views in three days.



Also on January 8th, 2024, Redditor[5] /u/InstructionOk1175 made a comprehensive post on /r/PathOfExile2 documenting the various aspects of Elon's stream that led other players to suspect that he may not be piloting his character. The post gatherd over 13,000 upvotes in four days.

Documenting the Saga of "Elon Musk's" Account
byu/InstructionOk1175 inPathOfExile2

Online Reactions

On January 9th, YouTuber[8] Asmongold posted a video titled, "Massive Elon Musk Scandal," accusing Musk of account sharing and saying, "Trying to have somebody play your account and get people to think you’re a serious, real gamer, is ridiculous. It’s embarrassing." The video gathered over 1 million views in three days.



On January 9th, 2025, Twitter / X[4] user @AlexAlarga resposted the aforementioned reaction videos with the caption, "What an ego-trip… Elon Musk has been livestreaming himself playing overpowered Path Of Exile 2 character, proudly and seriously pretending that he got there himself, and actual POE veterans are laughing their asses off watching and dissecting that charade. Why Elon, why?🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️" The post gathered over 7,000 likes in three days.

On January 10th, Redditor[6] /r/JRoyales made a post to /r/PathofExile2 that read, "Elon just died at rank 7," gathering over 7,000 points in two days.


EXILE r/PathOfExile2 .2 days ago JRoyales Elon just died at rank 7 Fluff Memes LOCAL GLOBAL PARTY WHISPERS × TRADE GUILD Percy Verence (Level 97) has died at position 7 on the ladder. brushybrushy (Warrior) is now level 14 brushybrushy: Weakling! brushybrushy: Meet your maker! 7.8K ☐ 1.6K Д Share

On January 11th, YouTuber Quin69TV posted a video to his X[7] account @quinrex, asking, "is @ElonMusk lying about being good at video games?" The video delved into Quin69TV's theory that Musk is hiring people to grind for him in video games and taking credit for their work. The post gathered over 6,000 likes in a day.

Search Interest

External References

[1] Twitter / X – elonmusk

[2] YouTube – Quin69TV

[3] YouTube – Casual Kripp

[4]  Twitter / X – AlexAlarga

[5] Reddit – /r/PathOfExile2

[6] Reddit – /r/PathOfExile2

[7] Twitter / X – quinrex

[8] YouTube – Asmongold

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His egomania is so big and his penis is so small that he has to outsource people to play his games from China so he can brag about some sort of superiority.

I am kind of amazed on how someone can sabotage himself on every step. Its like that saying "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt"

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