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Musk's 'Hobbits' Claims About UK Migration Face Official Rebuke and Fact-Checks

Journalists report no credible evidence for his claims of migrant-linked attacks in British villages.

Overview

  • Speaking on the Joe Rogan Experience, Elon Musk likened small-town Britons to hobbits protected by “hard men” and said their lives were being disrupted by migrants.
  • He asserted that hundreds of migrants had appeared in villages and alleged cases of children being stabbed or raped, offering no substantiation.
  • News outlets, including Newsweek, report there are no documented cases or credible sources supporting these repeated claims.
  • Downing Street criticized Musk’s language as dangerous and inflammatory, following his escalating interventions on UK politics.
  • In recent X posts, Musk urged English people to ally with far-right activist Tommy Robinson and wrote that civil war in Britain is inevitable.