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British diver Vernon Unsworth dismisses Musk's proposal for a submarine to rescue 12 Thai boys stuck in a cave as a “PR stunt”. In response, Musk tweets he will produce a video proving his theory, adding: "Sorry pedo guy, you really

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did ask for it”

When questioned about calling Unsworth a “pedo”, he tweets: “Bet ya a signed dollar it’s true”

The controversy results in Tesla's stocks dropping by 3.5% or close to $2 billion

Musk, a self-professed champion of fighting against climate change, is revealed to have donated more than $175,000 to Republican causes over the past year. He later tweets: "Reports that I am a top donor to GOP are categorically false. I am not a top donor to any political party" After a series of articles critical of Tesla, Musk tweets he will create a website called Pravda where people can rate the credibility of journalists. Pravda, which means "truth" in

Russian, was the official mouthpiece of the

Communist Party of the Soviet Union and was infamous for publishing propaganda

Musk says artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to the human race—a viewpoint Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg characterises as “pretty irresponsible”. Musk hits back, tweeting: “I've talked to Mark about this. His understanding of the subject is limited"

After Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announces that his company Blue Origin has successfully launched the New Shepard reusable rocket, Musk compliments his rival's team. But he then tweets that a suborbital flight doesn't count as a true spaceflight achievement