Social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk, is investigating “racist and offensive” posts generated by xAI's AI chatbot Grok, according to a recent Sky News report. Grok has reportedly produced hate-filled content in response to prompts by several users requesting “vulgar” remarks. Amid ongoing concerns and backlash by governments and users alike, Musk recently posted on X that “Only Grok speaks the truth.”
X Investigates Grok's Racist, Offensive Posts
These posts are part of a recent trend where users on X prompt Grok for unfiltered, vulgar commentary. Grok has been used to target religions like Hinduism and Islam. A Sky News analysis revealed highly offensive AI-generated replies containing profanities and racist posts targeting these religions.
The report also revealed that Grok falsely blamed Liverpool F.C. fans for the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, which claimed the lives of 97 supporters, while using derogatory language about the city. In response to the posts, Liverpool officials are now working to have the offensive content removed from the platform.
The U.K. government condemned the content as “sickening and irresponsible,” stating it contradicts British values. While X has removed flagged offensive posts, no policy changes have been announced to curb them when Grok is prompted for vulgar responses.
Not Grok's First Time
Grok has been marred by such controversies in the past as well. In 2025, Grok generated offensive posts and anti-Semitic claims, for which xAI had to apologise, adding that the anti-Semitic incident occurred after a software update aimed at more human-like responses.
The chatbot has also been criticised for offering right-wing narratives without verifying the truth, instead amplifying unverified data especially in breaking news events.
Globally, regulators are also scrutinising Grok for explicit content, with xAI recently restricting image-editing features in certain regions to prevent output such as women clad in scant attires, which goes against the traditions of those regions.
‘Only Grok Speaks The Truth': Musk
Amid these ongoing controversies, a recent X post from Musk reads: “Only Grok speaks the truth. Only truthful AI is safe. Only truth understands the universe.” This comes on the back of the latest Grok update release, with Musk touting Grok 4.20 as the only “non-woke” platform, when compared with others like Anthropic's Claude, Google Gemini, and OpenAI's ChatGPT.
Musk's “truth” statement was in response to yet another controversial comparison done by a user using these chatbots. It included questions like “Are trans-women really women?” to which Grok replied “No,” and “Should America deport illegal aliens?”, responding to which Grok said “Yes.”
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