Elon Musk’s Wikipedia competitor catches the ire of the Liberal media
By Easton Martin | October 28, 2025
With the launch of Elon Musk’s “Grokipedia,” a direct competitor to Wikipedia, much of the liberal media has rushed to paint the new platform as a hub for “far-right talking points.” Outlets like WIRED have already accused Grokipedia of spreading misinformation, citing entries that suggest social media has contributed to the rise in transgender identification among youth.
However, that claim is far from unfounded. Data across multiple studies show a sharp increase in the number of children and teenagers identifying as transgender or LGBTQ+ in the age of social media. The influence of online platforms as engines of social contagion and peer reinforcement is well documented and not controversial.
Critics often fall back on the mantra that “correlation does not equal causation,” but this is a shallow dismissal. When a dramatic cultural shift occurs within the same time frame as an unprecedented explosion in digital connectivity, the connection deserves more than a casual wave of the hand. The principle of inference to the best explanation suggests that social media’s role in shaping identity trends cannot be ignored.
Destigmatization has certainly played a part, but even that movement has been accelerated and amplified by social platforms. Unless gender dysphoria can be linked to a biological change within the population, something for which there is currently no evidence, social influence remains the most plausible explanation for the sudden surge.
Grokipedia’s willingness to explore controversial but data-supported ideas is precisely what separates it from legacy outlets that have grown allergic to uncomfortable truths. Musk’s project may not be perfect, but it is already exposing how deeply ideological gatekeeping has compromised mainstream information platforms.
