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Yes, Musk reposted meme calling Americans who use federal programs the ‘Parasite Class’


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Yes, Musk reposted meme calling Americans who use federal programs the ‘Parasite Class’

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Claim:

Tech mogul Elon Musk reposted a meme on X that called those who benefit from U.S. federal programs the “Parasite Class.”

Rating:

Rating: True

In February 2025, a screenshot of what appeared to be a post by tech billionaire

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circled the internet. People claimed he reposted a meme of actor Sydney Sweeney with the caption: “Watching Trump slash federal programs knowing it doesn’t affect you because you’re not a member of the Parasite Class.” 

Musk appeared to write above the meme image: Why 90% of America loves @DOGE” — meaning the recently established

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— which Musk apparently heads.

The claim spread across multiple platforms, including

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,
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and
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. Media outlets such as
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,
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and
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also published stories about the post.
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on the podcast “On With Kara Swisher” discussed the post, as well, calling Musk himself a parasite; Swisher claimed that by 2015, Tesla had received almost $5 billion in government support.

The X post is real; Musk did

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(
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) with his own pro-DOGE caption and a laughing emoji on Feb. 12, 2025, at 10:35 p.m. (ET).

The X account @Liberty_Memes created

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(
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) with a watermark, but the version Musk reposted did not include the Liberty Memes watermark and instead featured the DOGE logo.

In sum, because Musk did repost a meme that called those who benefit from federal programs the “Parasite Class,” we rate this claim as true.

Sources:

Musk, Elon. ‘Elon Musk X Profile’. X.Com,



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