Elon Musk Adopts 'Kekius Maximus' Persona on X, Fueling Speculation

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Elon Musk’s ‘bizarre’ X name change

Elon Musk has confused supporters and critics with his bizarre name change on X, but what does it mean?

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Musk confuses internet with 'Kekius Maximus' persona

WASHINGTON, United States — Elon Musk adopted the moniker “Kekius Maximus” on X Tuesday, sparking speculation among his 210 million followers about his mysterious new handle that is a mash-up of an alt-right symbol, a memecoin, and the lead character of the movie “Gladiator.” Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and a confidant of US President-elect Donald Trump, also replaced his profile picture with one of “Pepe the Frog,” a popular cartoon chara…

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Elon Musk is an unpredictable man! With the new year, he changed his name on the social network X and he didn't do it just for the sake of it. With just that change, Musk skyrocketed the price of cryptocurrency...

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Elon Muskrat becomes “Kekius Maximus’!

Ha, ha, Elon Musk has changed his name, on X, to Kekius Maximus! Identifying as a Roman Emperor perhaps? What a plonker! The tech mogul - and close confidant of US President-Elect Donald Trump - offered no immediate explanation for the name or his new...

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NEW YORK.- On the last day of the year, Elon Musk, the owner of the X network - formerly called Twitter - gave a new example of his obsession with changes and strange names, modifying his profile on his social network where he went on to call himself “Kekius Maximus”, which provoked a wave of questions from supporters and critics.The richest man in the world, who has 210 million followers on the platform he has had since 2022, also changed his p…

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Elon Musk now operates on his platform X as "Kekius Maximus". His followers are wondering what this means, a cryptocurrency is profiting and Musk is achieving what he wants: confusion that he can use to make money.