Technology | Elon Musk Egypt Sets Elon Musk Straight About Pyramids, Aliens Tesla founder claimed aliens built the pyramids By Evann Gastaldo Posted Aug 3, 2020 3:33 AM CDT Copied In this March 9, 2020, file photo, Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) After Elon Musk tweeted last week that "Aliens built the pyramids obv," Egypt has officially set him straight. "I follow your work with a lot of admiration. I invite you & Space X to explore the writings about how the pyramids were built and also to check out the tombs of the pyramid builders. Mr. Musk, we are waiting for you," tweeted Egypt's Minister of International Co-operation at the Tesla founder. An Egyptian archaeologist also called the alien conspiracy theory a "complete hallucination." But as the BBC and USA Today note, it's not clear how serious Musk was being; he later tweeted a link to a BBC article about how the pyramids were actually built and mentioned them being built by humans. Read These Next In this murder, arresting the boyfriend was a big mistake. After Kennedy Center name change, holiday jazz concert is canceled. Sammy Davis Jr.'s ex, Swedish actor May Britt, is dead at 91. Online sleuths expose Epstein file redactions. Report an error