Question

Claim: Elon Musk uses ketamine in the Oval office

Answer 1

While it's true that the NYT recently released a report on Musk's apparent increase in drug use, there's no evidence to show that he did ketamine while in the Oval Office or when this particular Bedminster dinner clip was filmed—which the report acknowledges: "It is unclear whether Mr. Musk, 53, was taking drugs when he became a fixture at the White House this year and was handed the power to slash the federal bureaucracy."

This Daily Beast article discussing the dinner and its social media aftermath also provides no evidence that Musk was actively on ketamine at the time. The only source that appears to suggest that directly is the poster of the video, nurse and retired army medic Molly Ploofkins, who cites no evidence and whose content on X is largely anti-Musk. 

Answer 2

There is no available information to confirm that Elon Musk used ketamine while in the Oval Office. It is true that he was present in the Oval Office during his role as a special government adviser under Donald Trump, there is no evidence he used ketamine there. A New York Times report alleged Musk used ketamine frequently during the 2024 campaign, sometimes daily, and that it affected his bladder. Musk responded by saying he had tried prescription ketamine years ago for depression but denied current use. No credible sources confirm drug use inside the Oval Office itself.

Answer 3

On August 4, 2023, an Elon Musk X post admits to having a prescription for Ketamine: “I have serious concerns about SSRIs, as they tend to zombify people. Occasional use of Ketamine is a much better option, in my opinion. I have a prescription for when my brain chemistry sometimes goes super negative”

March 18, 2024: In an interview with Don Lemon, Musk said that he finds the anesthetic helpful when he is suffering from a “negative chemical state”. “There are times when I have… depression that is not linked to any negative news, and then ketamine is helpful for getting one outside out of a negative frame of mind... Tesla is worth about as much as the rest of the car industry combined, from nothing. That’s pretty good. We had the best-selling car on Earth last year. So from investors’ standpoint, if there is something I’m taking, I should keep taking it”.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/18/tech/elon-musk-ketamine-use-don-lemon-interview#:~:text=Musk%20has%20previously%20posted%20on,I%20should%20keep%20taking%20it 

4) March 14, 2025: An MDLinx article was published detailing the effects of the Don Lemon interview and of Musk’s greater alleged drug usage

5) April 1, 2025: Axios reports that (“long-shot”) legislation is being introduced to the US house that would “force billionaire Trump lieutenant Elon Musk and his staffers at DOGE to undergo routine drug testing”.

7) June 10, 2025, Donald Trump Speaks About Elon Musk’s Drug Use (https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-elon-musk-drug-use-2083304): 

“Asked by a reporter on Monday about the New York Times report, and if Musk had ever ‘Had drugs here at the White House,’ Trump responded ‘I really don't know. I don't think so. I hope not.’”

8) June 17, 2025: Musk posts screenshots of drug test taken on June 11, 12 days after the Times’ bombshell story: (https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1934879919059947788)

9) July 3, 2025: The Daily Beast reports that “Trump Is Bragging That He Planted the Elon Musk Drug Abuse Story”: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-brags-about-insane-plot-to-screw-musk-wolff/ 

It is true that Elon Musk has admitted to using Ketamine. It is potentially true that he uses it at a concerning rate, but there is no evidence of Musk using Ketamine or any other drug in the oval office specifically, as this claim suggests. Therefore, it is not fully true and is misleading.