One post on X stated, "So the First Lady Elon Musky banned Stephen King because he called him the First Lady. I guess Musky's big play about free speech on Twitter or X-rated bizarre land doesn't apply if hurts your wittle feewings." Another praised King for supposedly trolling Musk:

Author Stephen King on Wednesday addressed what he said were rumors about him mocking tech billionaire Elon Musk and being removed from the social platform X. “I see there’s a rumor going around that I called the Musk-man Trump’s new first lady.

Stephen King has addressed a “rumor” about Elon Musk after claims the author was banned from X / Twitter. The writer has spoken out against Musk numerous times, making no secret of his dislike for the billionaire.

Social media posts falsely claim that Elon Musk banned author Stephen King from X, the social media platform owned by Musk. The rumor that King was banned originated on a satirical website. King's X account remains active,

King also denied ever referring to Musk as Donald Trump's "new first lady" — but only because he "didn’t think of it"

The hoax, which claims that King called Musk "The First Lady," also provides an answer to the question, "Can AI be funny?" That answer at least in this case, appears to be "no."

In November 2024, a number of viral posts claimed Elon Musk had banned horror author Stephen King from X. King had allegedly trolled Musk by calling him President-elect Donald Trump's "first lady." One post on X stated,

A few days ago a rumor started going round that Stephen King had been booted off X (formerly Twitter) after joking that Elon Musk was Donald Trump's "first lady". The horror master's X account still appeared to be live,

Author Stephen King, who has written a number of bestselling novels like The Shining, Pet Sematary, Carrie and more, directly addressed a rumor going around that he called Elon Musk president-elect Donald Trump's "new first lady.