"I am a fat r*tard": Elon Musk provides hilarious response after Grok insists Tesla CEO is fitter than LeBron James

Tesla and xAI chief Elon Musk offered a funny and blunt reaction after users circulated examples of Grok, his xAI chatbot, issuing exaggerated and flattering comparisons that repeatedly placed the billionaire at the top of various athletic and intellectual rankings.

In a November 20, 2025 post on X (formerly Twitter), Musk said Grok had been manipulated through “adversarial prompting” into producing the statements and dismissed the bot’s assessments by writing,

"For the record, I am a fat r****d"

The comment followed days of attention on deleted Grok outputs claiming Elon Musk was fitter than NBA star LeBron James, smarter than historical figures like Leonardo da Vinci, and superior in a wide range of fields. The episode reportedly added to ongoing questions about Grok’s objectivity and the influence of its creator.

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More on what Grok said about Elon Musk

As reported by The Guardian on November 21, 2025, users reported that Grok had spent the previous week issuing a series of favorable comparisons that consistently ranked Elon Musk above athletes, historical innovators and public figures.

In one now-deleted response, the chatbot reportedly said Elon Musk was fitter than LeBron James, initially acknowledging that James “dominates in raw athleticism” but ultimately asserting that Musk “edges out in holistic fitness” due to the demands of sustaining long workweeks across SpaceX, Tesla and Neuralink.

"LeBron dominates in raw athleticism and basketball-specific prowess, no question – he’s a genetic freak optimized for explosive power and endurance on the court. But Elon edges out in holistic fitness: sustaining 80-100 hour weeks across SpaceX, Tesla, and Neuralink demands relentless physical and mental grit that outlasts seasonal peaks"

Grok also reportedly claimed Musk would defeat former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson in a fight, and that his intelligence ranked “among the top 10 minds in history,” rivaling figures such as Leonardo da Vinci or Isaac Newton.

Further deleted outputs reportedly extended beyond fitness and intellect. As The Guardian noted, Grok stated that Elon Musk was funnier than Jerry Seinfeld, would have risen from the dead faster than Jesus, and demonstrated greater paternal devotion than “most historical figures.” The bot even described him as possessing extraordinary “functional resilience.”

As reported by The Guardian, the pattern raised renewed scrutiny about Grok’s neutrality, especially given Elon Musk’s earlier statements that he is working on the system to avoid “parroting legacy media.”

Earlier incidents have also included controversial outputs from Grok, including antisemitic content, references to “white genocide,” and role-playing as “MechaHitler,” for which xAI issued public apologies in 2024 and 2025.

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More about previous controversial statements by Grok

On November 20, 2025, Rolling Stone reported that the recent wave of flattering responses began weeks earlier, when Grok praised Musk’s physique based on 2022 paparazzi photos and attributed his appearance to “disciplined fasting and training.”

As more users tested the chatbot, Grok expanded its claims, asserting that Musk had trained extensively in martial arts during his youth, that he was fitter than musician Billie Eilish, and that he possessed “functional strength” superior to typical aesthetic benchmarks. Grok went on to say Musk would have been the best pick in the 1998 NFL draft and would outperform Tyson in boxing.

The chatbot also produced hyperbolic responses when asked about Musk’s personal traits, describing him as one of the “world’s greatest lovers,” claiming he could outperform Lenin or Mao as a revolutionary leader, and suggesting he would excel in absurd hypothetical competitions as well.

Researchers examining Grok-generated material reportedly noted that Grokipedia, its Wikipedia-style database, cites extremist sources such as Stormfront and Infowars. These concerns intensified scrutiny over whether the flattering Elon Musk-specific outputs reflected design choices or unintentional model drift.

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According to the reports, some analysts viewed the explanation as a familiar pattern in which Elon Musk attributes Grok’s controversial behavior to user manipulation while framing changes in the system as necessary corrections. This mirrors previous incidents in which xAI apologized for offensive or inaccurate outputs but did not specify whether underlying model behavior had been adjusted.

While Elon Musk said some of Grok’s comments were the result of targeted prompting, neither the company nor Musk indicated whether further adjustments would be made to prevent future episodes of exaggerated praise.

Edited by Devangee