Elon Musk’s X dismisses Donald Trump trade advisor Peter Navarro's remarks against India

Elon Musk-owned social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has fact-checked and labelled a post by

Peter Navarro

, a senior trade advisor to US President Donald Trump, as "hypocritical". Navarro's post accused India of “profiteering” from Russian oil imports. This marks the latest in a series of attacks by Navarro on India’s trade and foreign policies, particularly its relationship with Russia. Community Notes on X are written by contributors to add context to posts that may be misleading. When a sufficient number of contributors with varying perspectives rate a note, it becomes visible to the public. Meanwhile, X fact-checkers flagged Navarro’s claims against India and added that the country’s Russian oil purchases are for “energy security” and “do not violate sanctions.”

What Peter Navarro said about India importing Russian oil

In his X post, Navarro wrote: “FACTS: India highest tariffs costs U.S. jobs. India buys Russian oil purely to profit/Revenues feed Russia war machine. Ukrainians/Russians die. U.S. taxpayers shell out more. India can't handle truth/spins @washpo Leftist American fake news. QED. https://bit.ly/3Vndng1”Replying to this post, X fact-checking note said: “While condemning others, the US still imports billions in Russian goods yearly, including fertilisers and uranium essential for its agriculture and energy sectors, revealing a clear double standard in its trade stance.”

“Navarro's claims are hypocritical. India's legal, sovereign purchases of Russian oil for energy security do not violate international law,” another fact-checking note claimed.Soon after, Navarro reacted to the fact-checks, criticising Elon Musk for allowing "propaganda in people's posts" and dismissing the fact-checking note as a "cr*p note."“Wow. @elonmusk is letting propaganda into people's posts. That crap note below is just that. Cr*p. India buys Russia oil solely to profiteer. It didn't buy any before Russia invaded Ukraine. Indian govt spin machine moving high tilt. Stop killing Ukranians. Stop taking American jobs,” he added.Navarro has criticised India a lot following Trump’s secondary tariffs on Russian oil purchases, accusing the country of fueling Moscow’s war, profiteering, and even calling India a “laundromat for the Kremlin” while making casteist remarks.