An AI-generated image shows Elon Musk in Arab attire.

Gulf Today Report

Social media users circulated a recent photo of American tech billionaire Elon Musk, which sparked widespread controversy across all platforms.

The owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, appeared in the circulated photo wearing Arab clothing, which sparked widespread interaction in X with many criticising it as inappropriate.

In the photo published on X account bearing the name Elon Musk (Parody), the Artificial Intelligence-generated image shows Musk appearing smiling, wearing a white dress, with embroidery on the chest, a ghutra and a headband, with the caption, “Introducing Elon “The Sheikh” Musk…”

But on Elon Musk's original account, we did not find the image. Rather, we found that it was published on the same account, which had previously sparked controversy by insulting Mark Zuckerberg, owner of Meta.

Tech experts confirmed that the image is not real, explaining that after examination and scrutiny, it proved that it is not real, but rather modified by artificial intelligence applications.

Some people even commented, “I'm not sure what's more impressive, Elon Musk's wealth or his ability to make people laugh.”

Others were just not happy with the AI generated image.