
Elon Musk faced fresh online ridicule after flaunting a fake "Dogefather" police badge inscribed with the numbers "69420," with critics calling it juvenile and "proof men never mature past 16."
Musk, already under scrutiny for his controversial role in the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and a steep 71% drop in Tesla's profits in early 2025, has been shifting focus back to Tesla. His self-appointed title "Dogefather" dates back to a poorly received 2021 Saturday Night Live appearance and reflects his long-standing fascination with outdated internet memes.