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Documentarian Alex Gibney on the power and influence of Elon Musk

Fadingsecond windCoverage went quiet for 6 days, then returned with 22 more reports - 34 voices in all.
After publishing: 7 headlines quietly rewritten, 1 description edited, 1 article removed9 changes
  1. El País (Spain)seen 8 Sept, 18:46headline rewritten

    Elon Musk a una de sus exesposas, en un documental en Venecia: “Necesitamos tener una legión de hijos antes de la Guerra Civil”Elon Musk a una de sus exesposas, en un documental en Venecia: “Necesitamos tener una legión de hijos antes de la guerra civil”

  2. hollywoodreporter.comseen 10 Sept, 20:17headline rewritten

    'Musk' Review: Alex Gibney Doc Digs Deep on World's Richest Man‘Musk’ Review: Alex Gibney’s Mammoth Elon Musk Doc Is a Poleaxing Portrait of the Tech Titan as a Con Man Given Way Too Much Power to Be Stopped

  3. hollywoodreporter.comseen 11 Sept, 00:32headline rewritten

    Musk: Alex Gibney Talks Elon Musk's Global Right-Wing Agenda: Venice‘Musk’: Alex Gibney Shares His Take on Elon Musk’s “Global Right-Wing Agenda” and the “Almost Existential Fear” of Talking He Encountered: Venice

  4. Libération (France)seen 11 Sept, 13:21headline rewritten

    Elon Musk intimide les producteurs d’un documentaire sur son parcoursElon Musk menace les producteurs d’un documentaire sur son parcours d’une procédure en diffamation

  5. lowellsun.comseen 11 Sept, 14:22description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    The Venice Film Festival is showcasing several high-profile films Tuesday.

    The Venice Film Festival showcased several high-profile films Tuesday.

  6. hollywoodreporter.comseen 15 Sept, 21:17headline rewritten

    Alex Gibney Says He Got Nothing Back From Elon Musk When Reaching OutAlex Gibney Says He Got “Nothing Back” From Elon Musk When Reaching Out After Doc Legal Threat

  7. variety.comseen 14 Oct, 09:32headline rewritten

    'Musk' Director Says Universal Wavered in Planning Overseas Release‘Musk’ Director Alex Gibney Confirms Universal Wavered in Planning Overseas Release, Says He Tried to Interview Elon Musk: ‘His Response Was Writing “Gibney Is a Douche”’

  8. medicinehatnews.comseen 20 Oct, 16:48article removed

    last seen headlineAlex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ has already gotten under Elon Musk’s skin. It goes nationwide this week

  9. mashable.comseen 21 Oct, 07:00headline rewritten

    TikTok suspends 'Musk' documentary account over political contentTikTok restricts 'Musk' documentary account ahead of opening weekend

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Mon, 7 September 2026peak 16 reports on Thu, 10 September 2026Mon, 19 October 2026

What it is about

Abu GhraibDonald TrumpTucker CarlsonElizabeth HolmesRichard FeynmanAlex GibneyKamala HarrisElon MuskSpacexAssociated PressItalyWinnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaElonu MuskuErin EdeikenDana OkeefeJessie DeeterZhang XinCharlie KirkNick ShumakerJessica Grimshaw

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iDNES (Czechia)1 original report
Die Zeit (Germany)1 original report
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La Repubblica (Italy)1 original report1 original report
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7 Sept, 04:18over 42 days19 Oct, 12:00

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How it spread - 58 original reports, 12 reprints

  1. Mon, 7 September 2026

    1 report
    • winnipegfreepress.com04:18first to report
      Documentarian Alex Gibney on the power and influence of Elon Musk

      VENICE, Italy (AP) — Alex Gibney has made films about powerful people, corporations and organizations before: Enron, Elizabeth Holmes, Scientology and the U.S. military’s abuses at Bagram and Abu Ghraib are just a few. And yet, he said, nothing compares to the scope of power held by his latest subject, Elon Musk.

  2. Tue, 8 September 2026

    14 reports

  3. Wed, 9 September 2026

    5 reports
    • Google News - Top Stories01:13
      Alex Gibney's Elon Musk documentary goes for the jugular in these 3 scenes

      Alex Gibney's Elon Musk documentary goes for the jugular in these 3 scenes Business Insider State handouts, 10,000 lasers – and Trump’s election: six things we learned from the Elon Musk film The Guardian 'Musk' Review: World's Richest Man Thrashed In Alex Gibney Documentary Deadline An Elon Musk documentary and a Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem thriller premiere at Venice AP News Director Gibney says fear shadowed making of Musk documentary reuters.com

    • La Repubblica (Italy)03:00
      Tutte le facce di Elon Musk: quel potere nutrito di violenza e bugie

      Alla Mostra del cinema di Venezia il documentario “Musk” diretto dal premio Oscar Alex Gibney. Tra testimonianze inedite e le tappe dell’ascesa del tycoon

    • Der Spiegel (Germany)05:15
      Ashley St. Clair: Elon Musk soll von Ex-Freundin »Legion von Kindern vor dem Bürgerkrieg« verlangt haben

      Die Mutter von einem der 14 Kinder des reichsten Manns der Welt hat bei den Filmfestspielen in Venedig vor Elon Musk gewarnt. Sein Vorgehen werde »katastrophale Folgen« haben.

    • tportal (Croatia)08:05
      Premijera dokumentarca 'Musk' u Veneciji: Gotovo četiri sata razotkrivanja najmoćnijeg čovjeka svijeta

      Oscarom nagrađeni redatelj Alex Gibney na Filmskom festivalu u Veneciji predstavio je dokumentarac 'Musk', izrazito kritičan portret Elona Muska koji prati njegov put od tehnološkog poduzetnika do jednog od najutjecajnijih ljudi u američkom biznisu i politici. Film, koji traje gotovo četiri sata, bavi se Teslinim Autopilotom, Musk­ovom ulogom u administraciji Donalda Trumpa i njegovim privatnim životom, a koristi i AI verziju samog milijardera

    • iDNES (Czechia)14:24
      Chtěl legii dětí před občanskou válkou. Expartnerka varuje svět před Muskem

      Jedna z bývalých přítelkyň miliardáře Elona Muska, influencerka Ashley St. Clairová, na filmovém festivalu v Benátkách varovala před jeho nebezpečným vlivem. Matka jednoho ze 14 potvrzených dětí nejbohatšího muže světa v novém dokumentu Musk prozradila, že s ní dítě zplodil ve snaze vytvořit „legii dětí ještě před občanskou válkou“.

  4. Thu, 10 September 2026

    9 reports

  5. Fri, 11 September 2026

    6 reports

  6. Sun, 13 September 2026

    2 reports

  7. Thu, 17 September 2026

    2 reports
    • Google News - Top Stories20:30
      Universal, Facing Backlash Over ‘Musk,’ Now Holds Internal Talks to Keep Alex Gibney’s Doc

      Universal, Facing Backlash Over ‘Musk,’ Now Holds Internal Talks to Keep Alex Gibney’s Doc The Hollywood Reporter Searing Elon Musk Film Nears U.S. Release Amid Overseas Concerns The New York Times Universal Is Getting Cold Feet on Releasing the Elon Musk Documentary (Exclusive) The Hollywood Reporter ‘Musk’ film is almost four hours long, engrossing and terrifying. What to know. washingtonpost.com Alex Gibney’s Musk The Criterion Collection

    • Google News - Top Stories21:40
      Searing Elon Musk Film Nears U.S. Release Amid Overseas Concerns

      Searing Elon Musk Film Nears U.S. Release Amid Overseas Concerns The New York Times Universal Is Getting Cold Feet on Releasing the Elon Musk Documentary (Exclusive) The Hollywood Reporter Comcast's Universal says it plans to release the documentary Elon Musk hates in theaters Business Insider Scathing Elon Documentary Faces Being Buried by MAGA Bosses at Universal Pictures The Daily Beast ‘Musk’ film is almost four hours long, engrossing and terrifying. What to know. washingtonpost.com

  8. Fri, 18 September 2026

    1 report

  9. Sat, 19 September 2026

    1 report

  10. Sat, 26 September 2026

    2 reports
    • Google News - Top Stories17:44
      Meta and YouTube say they will run ads for ‘Musk’ documentary after all

      Meta and YouTube say they will run ads for ‘Musk’ documentary after all TechCrunch The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive) The Hollywood Reporter Elon Musk Is in the Business of Selling Dreams in Trailer for New Doc rollingstone.com Social media platforms refuse to run paid ads for 'Musk' documentary Mashable Maybe Alex Gibney Did Elon Musk a Favor The Atlantic

    • Google News - Top Stories22:19
      Social media platforms refuse to run paid ads for 'Musk' documentary

      Social media platforms refuse to run paid ads for 'Musk' documentary Mashable The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive) The Hollywood Reporter Elon Musk Is in the Business of Selling Dreams in Trailer for New Doc Rolling Stone Maybe Alex Gibney Did Elon Musk a Favor The Atlantic Major Social Media Platforms Reportedly Rejected Ads for Musk Vulture

  11. Sun, 27 September 2026

    1 report
    • Times of India07:35
      Meta reverses decision to reject ads for Elon Musk documentary, calls it an 'error'

      Meta initially rejected ads for Elon Musk’s documentary due to its classification as political content. After backlash, Meta corrected the error and will now run the promotional advertisements. YouTube also faced issues with the documentary's paid advertising but has since cleared it to run. The documentary, directed by Alex Gibney, delves into Musk's life and career and premieres on October 9.

  12. Thu, 1 October 2026

    1 report

  13. Wed, 7 October 2026

    1 report

  14. Thu, 8 October 2026

    2 reports

  15. Sat, 10 October 2026

    1 report
    • ABC (Spain)23:34
      Un documental sobre Elon Musk expone su obsesión por tener hijos y el 'bullying' que recibió de niño

      Este 9 de octubre se ha estrenado en Estados Unidos 'Musk', un documental dirigido por Alex Gibney que narra la vida del multimillonario Elon Musk y se centra en su enorme influencia. Son casi 4 horas de producción , que al emitirse en cines tiene un intermedio, en el que participan desde trabajadores de sus empresas hasta exparejas como Justine Wilson o Ashley St. Claire. La historia empieza en su infancia en la Sudáfrica del apartheid, creciendo en un hogar en donde —según su propia madre,...

  16. Sun, 11 October 2026

    2 reports

  17. Mon, 12 October 2026

    2 reports
    • The Guardian World14:38
      Alex Gibney says Universal ‘wavered’ over releasing Elon Musk documentary

      The revelation comes after the four-hour film’s Venice premiere drew a string of criticisms and insults from the founder of SpaceXAI Alex Gibney, director of the new four-hour documentary about Elon Musk, said that Universal, owners of the film’s international distribution rights “wavered” over releasing the film outside North America. Gibney was speaking to the New York Times as the film opened in the US (where it is being released by the independent distributor Bleecker Street), and appeared...

    • medicinehatnews.com15:01removed by the outlet
      Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ has already gotten under Elon Musk’s skin. It goes nationwide this week

      VENICE, Italy (AP) — Elon Musk has called filmmaker Alex Gibney a lot of names leading up to the theatrical release of the documentary “Musk,” which is playing in select theaters in New York and Los Angeles and expands nationwide on Friday. Over the past few weeks, Musk has posted on X that Gibney is

  18. Tue, 13 October 2026

    2 reports

  19. Sat, 17 October 2026

    1 report

  20. Sun, 18 October 2026

    1 report
    • techstory.in12:36
      TikTok Permanently Suspends ‘Musk’ Film Ad Account

      TikTok has reportedly permanently suspended the advertising account promoting Alex Gibney’s documentary Musk, raising concerns about potential content suppression as the film expands its theatrical release to nearly 500 screens.

  21. Mon, 19 October 2026

    1 report

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