As Grok provides instant fact checks to users on X, its ability to make things up is outstripping its usefulness.
![Grok, the chatbot created by Elon Musk's xAI, is on the cusp of a structural clash as Musk tries to strip it of answers that go against his views but may be factually correct [File: AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image-1752058473.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Nilesh Christopher is a technology journalist based in Washington DC. He is currently a Senior Tarbell Fellow covering AI's impact on society. His sto... ries have been published in Wired, The Atlantic, BBC, and Rest of World.
As Grok provides instant fact checks to users on X, its ability to make things up is outstripping its usefulness.
![Grok, the chatbot created by Elon Musk's xAI, is on the cusp of a structural clash as Musk tries to strip it of answers that go against his views but may be factually correct [File: AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image-1752058473.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The ads do not meet the levels of disclosure Meta says it needs for AI-generated posts linked to India election.

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