Elon Musk allegedly dismisses 2,000 X employees following a controversial joke about Charlie Kirk's demise that leads to internal discord within the company.
In a surprising turn of events, allegations have surfaced that over 2,000 employees at X Corp, formerly known as Twitter, have been fired following an internal joke about conservative political activist Charlie Kirk's assassination. The event, internally dubbed 'The Midnight Massacre,' has sent ripples through the tech industry and sparked a media storm around CEO Elon Musk.
The controversy began when a mid-level staffer posted a joke about Kirk's death in a private Slack channel. Screenshots of the exchange reportedly made their way onto the platform, gaining traction shortly after Kirk's funeral on September 12, 2025. Musk is said to have described the joke as 'beyond forgiveness' during an emergency call with executives, and ordered immediate disciplinary action.
At approximately 3:00 a.m. the next morning, employees started receiving termination emails. Entire teams, including content moderation, communications, and middle management, were reportedly dismissed overnight. The scale and speed of the alleged event raise questions about its plausibility.
Legal experts are discussing the possibility of class-action lawsuits due to the mass terminations. If due process and severance protocols were not followed, the alleged move could potentially violate both US labor laws and company policy. Stricter labor protections in states like California could further expose X Corp to litigation. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act) may have been breached if large employers in the United States did not provide 60 days' notice in advance of the alleged mass layoffs.
The fallout from the alleged firings has reignited debate around the limits of humor in professional settings, especially when tied to political violence. Hashtags like #JusticeForCharlie, #2KGone, and #MuskMassFiring have trended simultaneously, illustrating the fractured public opinion.
However, no major news outlet or official statement has corroborated the mass firing or Elon Musk's alleged comments. Attempts to verify the claims through official company channels have gone unanswered. The available search results do not mention the name of any individual middle-level employee responsible for the alleged wrongdoing that led to the dismissal of more than 2,000 employees at X or related companies.
The statement attributed to Charlie Kirk's family published in AzExpress reads: 'We did not ask for anyone to lose their jobs. We only hope Charlie is remembered for the values he stood for-and that his death inspires unity, not division.'
As the narrative around the alleged terminations at X Corp continues to unfold, it serves as a reminder that in today's fast-paced digital age, the truth often moves faster than the facts, and the truth sometimes arrives too late to make a difference.
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