The kids Musk claims never died


A file photo of a three-year-old child being held by his father as he is prepared for an injection of artesunate, the World Health Organization’s recommended first-line treatment for malaria, at the Djarengol Kodek health center in Maroua, Cameroon, on Nov 29, 2025. — Arlette Bashizi/The New York Times

ELON Musk is newly minted as humanity’s first trillionaire, but the world’s richest man seems grumpy. And he definitely is not a fan of mine.

“Kristof is lying through his teeth,” he announced on social media recently.

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