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Long-standing rumors suggest that Elon Musk’s father is the owner of an emerald mine in South Africa and has provided Musk with financial support.

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These allegations gained popularity after Elon Musk’s dad, Errol, said in an interview that he used emeralds from an “under the table” mine in Zambia to pay for his son’s travel from South Africa to the United States.

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Elon stated in a tweet dated December 2019 that “He didn’t own an emerald mine & I worked my way through college, ending up with $100k in student debt.”

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