South Africa has found itself at the unlikely center of an American political firestorm, Elon Musk, who grew up there during apartheid, weighing in repeatedly. Last week, America welcomed the first group of South African Afrikaans refugees to the country,

Grok was caught earlier this year censoring results critical of President Trump and Musk himself, sowing more doubt of its factual integrity.

The chatbot offered off-topic responses about race relations in South Africa, even when users asked unrelated questions.