Why is Musk’s X being probed by French prosecutors? What we know about Grok offences

NewsWorldEuropeWhy is Musk’s X being probed by French prosecutors? What we know about Grok offencesElon Musk has been summoned as part of an investigation into alleged offences related to X's AI chatbot GrokDominique Patton Monday 20 April 2026 13:55 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2961087","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/elon-musk-x-grok-france-prosecutors-b2961087.html","title":"Why is Musk’s X being probed by French prosecutors? What we know about Grok offences"}}CloseHow AI tools like Grok have made deepfakes more dangerousOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Elon Musk has been summoned for questioning by prosecutors in Pari...