JD Vance Vs Elon Musk: Did JD Vance slam Elon Musk and his South African origin in viral leaked audio?

A purported audio of JD Vance slamming Elon Musk goes viral although it has been busted as a faux one.

A purported audio of Vice President JD Vance apparently slamming Elon Musk goes viral in what the Republicans name the newest try and create a wedge in the Donald Trump administration. The voice in the audio feels like JD Vance however JD Vance’s communication director William Martin mentioned the audio is 100 per cent faux and “most certainly” not the vice chairman. Grok, the AI instrument of X and another audio detectors additionally claimed it was not JD Vance who gave an extended rant in opposition to Elon Musk in the purported leaked audio.

What is the content material of the leaked audio?

In the viral audio, the voice that feels like JD Vance mentioned the whole lot Elon Musk is doing is getting criticized in the media. “He’s making us look bad, he’s making me look bad,” it mentioned including that Elon Musk was not born in America; he is a South African who’s now cos-playing as a fantastic American chief.

The audio takes it additional to make issues worse between JD Vance and Elon Musk because the voice says Elon Musk has the audacity to fake like an elected official whereas he isn’t one, however JD Vance is. “I am the important one in this situation and not he,” the voice impersonating JD Vance mentioned.

Social media customers reacted earlier than realizing it was most likely not an authentic audio, some taking the aspect of Elon Musk and some the VP’s.
The audio was reportedly sourced from TikTok. “The quote attributed to JD Vance about Elon Musk—“He’s from South Africa and cos-playing as a great American leader”—is likely not real. No credible evidence supports the leaked audio’s authenticity, and it’s absent from Vance’s verified statements. Given AI’s ability to fake audio and Grok’s view that it lacks proof, it’s probably fabricated,” Grok mentioned.
The preliminary days of the Donald Trump administration noticed Elon Musk overshadowing JD Vance however then Vance asserted his function in the international assignments and additionally in the historic assembly between Trump and Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy which become a high-pitched altercation. Vance has additionally assumed the function of finance chairman for the Republican National Committee — uncommon for a sitting vice chairman.