Elon Musk acknowledged Tuesday that there might not have been a federal plan to spend $50 million on condoms for Gaza – two weeks after the White House press secretary told the false story at an official briefing and more than a week after the president baselessly doubled the phony figure to $100 million.

Seth addresses Trump speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone, Elon Musk speaking to reporters from the Oval Office and more in his monologue for Wednesday, February 12.

Elon Musk commented on the White House incorrectly stating that USAID was sending $50 million to Gaza for condoms, during an Oval Office event with President Trump on Tuesday: REPORTER: Mr. Musk, you said on X,

Elon Musk admits that he spread misinformation about U.S. foreign aid, including the absurd claim that the U.S. sent $50 million worth of condoms to Gaza. One of Donald Trump’s earliest moves as President of the United States was to freeze foreign aid.

Elon Musk has made a number of exaggerated or unevidenced claims during an Oval Office event alongside President Donald Trump. The billionaire, who was making his first major media appearance since beginning his role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), said his team was seeking to improve transparency in government.

Pages like “Regulations” include the number of words in various agency rules, a meaningless metric that some toddlers may find impressive. And the “Join” tab just clearly wants to harvest your information. The “About” tab redirects to Trump’s executive order which illegally gives Elon Musk oversight over federal agencies he has no authority over.

The head of the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk was questioned by a reporter in the Oval Office about spreading misinformation after he claimed the US sent $50 million worth of condoms to Hamas.