Guerilla adverts mocking Elon Musk and encouraging X users to delete their accounts have begun to pop up around London on Tubes and on bus stops.
Some of the adverts call the X owner and SpaceX billionaire, who has taken over as Donald Trump’s efficiency czar, a Nazi, and troll the declining sales of Tesla cars.
“Hate doesn’t sell, just ask Tesla,” reads one of the mocked-up fake ads, showing a declining sales figure of the electric cars disappearing into Mr Musk’s arm, which appears outstretched in the controversial salute he performed at Mr Trump’s inauguration.
Another poster on the Tube advertises a fake fragrance called ‘Elon’s Musk’, which is packaged in a bottle with a swastika on the front and said to be “pour wankers”.
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Videos of the posters being put up on the Victoria line have been uploaded on TikTok by a group called Everybody Hates Elon.
At bus stops, one poster pictures a Tesla and states “goes from 0-1939 in three seconds,” in a reference to the Second World War. Another simply states, “Elon Musk is a bellend”.
Why are these posters appearing?
Protestors are now battling against Transport for London (TfL), which has committed to removing any unauthorised advertising – an offence it considers flytipping.
Sales of Tesla cars have fallen by up to 75 per cent across Europe as Mr Musk has come under fire for his foray into politics, which has included cutting government services.
He has also suggested that Britain is heading for “civil war” due to its immigration and border policies, and backed the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD).
There have also been a band of Tesla owners who have put stickers on their cars to say they were bought before the tech billionaire doubled down on his support for Donald Trump and other right-wing causes.
TfL has said that it regularly inspects stations and bus stops for rogue advertising, and that anything unauthorised will be removed.
A spokesperson added: "These posters were not authorised by TfL nor our advertising partners and we have instructed our teams and contractors to remove any that are found on our network."
The adverts may be brief but they have been met with some support online.
One posted on Blusky: “Nice! Accurate, too. I hope there are more of these ads posted around every major city in the world. Make all his brands toxic and tank their stock value to destroy his wealth. This man is a clear and present danger every day.”
Another added: “Can't tell if that's a joke mocking him or an actual advertisement out of Musk's sick mind.”
Mr Musk has not commented.
