Elon Musk Wishes Wikipedia A 'Happy Birthday', Says 'Glad it Exists'—Genuine or Sarcatic?

Elon Musk wished Wikipedia a "Happy Birthday" on its 20th anniversary of service on the internet, saying that he is glad that the service exists, and he is known for his long-running relationship with the website. The relationship is not what users think, rather he initially fact-checked his profile on the website and asked users to edit it and "trash" him on the platform.

The popular eccentric CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, etc., Elon Musk, is known for his status as a "memer" and a massive internet troll, and users of Twitter cannot discern whether he is genuine or sarcastic with the greeting. Musk had an outstanding relationship with Wikipedia over the past years and he has been locked out of the website for trolling his profile.

Wikipedia is known to be an online, open-source website that uses entries from different people, donors, contributors, or editors for its content and information that is widely distributed on the web. Wikipedia is often considered as an "unreliable source" because of its open-edited information which anyone can take advantage of, for either educating or misleading people.

Elon Musk Wishes Wikipedia A Happy Birthday

Recently, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO (@elonmusk) replied to a birthday tweet by Wikipedia on the celebration of their 20th anniversary, joining its merry commemoration with its massive followers on Twitter. Elon Musk also continued to say that he is "So glad you exist," in a plain manner, suggesting that it may be sarcastic or genuine.

Elon Musk Trolls Wikipedia and Gets Locked Out

Musk was always been a troll towards Wikipedia, as he confirmed it via the past years, urging people to edit his Wiki page and put different information which is unrelated to him. The CEO's page is still locked out for editing, because of his 2019 fiasco that invited people to change information with the best and silliest "roast" or trashing they can say about Musk.

According to Elon Musk's 2019 tweet, he viewed his Wiki page for the first time in years, and says that what was written on the webpage was "insane." However, one fact bugged him out and asked his followers to edit the "investor" part because Elon Musk did "basically zero investing" in the open-source website.

Moreover, Business Insider said that Elon Musk asked his followers to edit his Wikipedia page and "trash" him on the website, on the course of him asking to edit the information that is present, as it was inaccurate of him. The CEO even regarded that his page is "a war zone with a zillion edits" and that he would soon replace the information with a fictional reality of his.

Is Elon Musk a Wikipedia User?

While Elon Musk speaks openly of Wikipedia, he is not a user or uses the website as his source. The CEO interacts with the website because of his trolling, mainly poking fun at Wikipedia because of its open-source status and availability to put in any information which one wants.

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Written by Isaiah Alonzo