- A website known as “Dogequest” posted personal details of Tesla owners. It used an interactive map and threatened to keep the information up unless they sold their Teslas.
- Tesla owners, dealerships and charging stations have been targeted by vandals due to Musk’s role in the DOGE project, leading to widespread vandalism.
- Musk labeled “Dogequest” as “extreme domestic terrorism.”
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Elon Musk’s ties to the Trump administration have led to an apparent act of intimidation online as Tesla owners now face an ultimatum: sell your car or find yourself on a blacklist.
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A website called “Dogequest” posted the alleged personal information of Tesla owners across the United States with an interactive map, including an image of a Molotov cocktail as the cursor.
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What is “Dogequest”?
“Dogequest” aims to, “Empower creative expressions of protest” through exposing the names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of Tesla owners. The owners of the website said it will only remove the data if they can provide proof they’ve sold their Teslas.
The map also includes Tesla dealership addresses, locations of Tesla superchargers and the personal information of employees from Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
404 Media was the first to report on “Dogequest.” The publication verified at least some information posted is legitimate.
One person listed in the site’s data contacted 404 Media, confirming they are a Tesla owner. The person said they’re worried about potential threats to their family.
Social media users reported someone had taken down the site at one point on Tuesday, March 18. Many users were getting errors when trying to load it. However, as of Wednesday, March 19, it was back up.
Movement against Tesla and Elon Musk
The alleged doxxing website comes as protesters and vandals targeted Tesla car owners, dealerships and charging stations nationwide because of Musk’s involvement with DOGE and its effort to cut wasteful spending and fraud within the government.
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On Friday, March 14, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said those taking part in the alleged vandal of Tesla cars, charging stations and dealerships could face up to 20 years in prison.
Musk posted to X Tuesday, after finding out about “Dogequest” and called it “extreme domestic terrorism.”
Encouraging destruction of Teslas throughout the country is extreme domestic terrorism!! https://t.co/8TCNIbrQxA
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 18, 2025
While doxxing itself is not explicitly illegal under U.S. federal law, it can violate existing statutes related to harassment, stalking, threats and invasion of privacy.
[Lauren Taylor]
ELON MUSK’S TIES TO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION … HAVE LED TO AN APPARENT ACT OF INTIMIDATION ONLINE AS TESLA OWNERS NOW FACE AN ULTIMATUM: SELL YOUR CAR OR FIND YOURSELF ON A BLACKLIST.
A WEBSITE CALLED “DOGE QUEST” POSTED THE ALLEGED PERSONAL INFORMATION OF TESLA OWNERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES WITH AN INTERACTIVE MAP – INCLUDING AN IMAGE OF A MOLOTOV COCKTAIL AS THE CURSOR.
“DOGE QUEST” CLAIMS TO QUOTE “EMPOWER CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS OF PROTEST” THROUGH EXPOSING THE NAMES, ADDRESSES, PHONE NUMBERS AND EMAIL ADDRESSES OF TESLA OWNERS SAYING IT WILL ONLY REMOVE THE DATA IF THEY CAN PROVIDE PROOF THEY’VE SOLD THEIR TESLAS.
THE MAP ALSO INCLUDES TESLA DEALERSHIP ADDRESSES, LOCATIONS OF TESLA SUPERCHARGERS AND THE PERSONAL INFORMATION OF EMPLOYEES FROM MUSK’S DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY – OR DOGE.
“404 MEDIA (4-oh-4 media)” WAS THE FIRST TO REPORT ON “DOGE QUEST” – VERIFYING AT LEAST SOME OF THE INFORMATION POSTED IS LEGITIMATE.
ONE PERSON LISTED IN THE SITE’S DATA CONTACTED “404 MEDIA” CONFIRMING THEY ARE A TESLA OWNER… AND SAYING THEY’RE WORRIED ABOUT POTENTIAL THREATS TO THEIR FAMILY.
SOCIAL MEDIA USERS REPORTED THE SITE SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN DOWN AT ONE POINT TUESDAY, AFTER GETTING ERRORS WHEN TRYING TO LOAD IT.
BUT AS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING – IT’S BACK UP.
THE DOXXING EFFORT COMES AS TESLA CAR OWNERS, DEALERSHIPS AND CHARGING STATIONS HAVE BEEN TARGETED NATIONWIDE BY PROTESTERS AND VANDALS BECAUSE OF MUSK’S INVOLVEMENT WITH DOGE AND ITS EFFORT TO CUT WASTEFUL SPENDING AND FRAUD WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT.
ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI SAID LAST WEEK THOSE TAKING PART IN THE ALLEGED VANDALISM ON TESLA CARS, CHARGING STATIONS AND DEALERSHIPS COULD FACE UP TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON.
if you’re gonna touch a Tesla go to a dealership, do anything, you better watch out because we’re coming after you
MUSK POSTED TO X TUESDAY AFTER FINDING OUT ABOUT “DOGE QUEST” CALLING IT “EXTREME DOMESTIC TERRORISM.”
WHILE DOXXING ITSELF IS NOT EXPLICITLY ILLEGAL UNDER U-S. FEDERAL LAW, IT CAN VIOLATE EXISTING STATUTES RELATED TO HARASSMENT, STALKING, THREATS, AND INVASION OF PRIVACY.
FOR SAN, I’M LAUREN TAYLOR.
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