No, Elon Musk didn’t block Disney’s pride content on X

X owner Elon Musk has derided Disney on the social media platform for being "woke," but claims Musk has blocked the company’s LGBTQ+ content there are unfounded. 

"Elon Musk blocks Disney’s pride content on X, says ‘woke’ isn’t for kids," a Nov. 15 Facebook post said, sharing images of Musk and Mickey Mouse hands forming a heart over a pride flag.

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Disney+ has a section of its platform dedicated to pride programming and in 2023, The Walt Disney Co. described itself as "an avid and long-standing champion of LGBTQIA+ communities and families." 

We searched Disney’s X account for posts about Pride and found several, most recently in April 2023 when it announced a Pride event that June. 

In June 2023, it promoted a TV special called "Say It With Pride: Disney+ Celebrates #Pride365" and two years earlier, it promoted a virtual concert for Pride Month called "This Is Me."

Musk, meanwhile, said in December 2023 that "Disney has a major content problem;" in February, he described the company’s inclusion standards as "institutionalized racism and sexism"; and in July, said a "woke mind virus" controls Disney.

But we found nothing on his account to corroborate claims he’s blocking Disney’s pride content on X. 

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A woman holds a sign that says, “I want my daughter to have the right to abortion that I didn’t have.”

We found no credible sources, such as news reporting or public statements from Musk or Disney, to suggest he has. 

We found another Facebook post from Nov. 13 that uses the same images as the Nov. 15 post. Only the older post included a label that’s missing from the one we’re fact-checking: "Rated satire." 

We also found a similar Facebook post from SpaceX Fanclub, which publishes only self-described satire. 

"Pride content blocked on X permanently ‘protecting kids comes first,’" the post said. It linked to a blog post, also labeled "satire," which quoted purported X posts from Musk and actor Elliot Page. 

We found no such quotes on either person’s account.  

On Nov. 15, entertainment and gaming publication Polygon reported that Disney had pulled an episode of an animated series called "Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur" that featured a storyline about a transgender athlete.

Artists who worked on the show blamed President-elect Donald Trump’s recent election, but Polygon reported that an anonymous Disney source said the company decided more than a year ago to hold the episode. 

We rate claims Musk blocked Disney’s pride content False.