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Elon Musk raised concerns about whether Fort Knox is still holding $425 billion worth of gold. The posts reignited an old conspiracy theory about gone gold and sparked discussion about the advantages of Bitcoin. Donald Trump said he will audit “the fabled Fort Knox.” As a head of the Department of Government  Efficiency Musk has been busy scrutinizing the government institutions lately. Fort Knox was another target for his daring eyes as Musk published an X post saying that “it would be cool to do a live video walkthrough of Fort Knox.”  Sen. Mike Lee fueled the discussion when he replied to Musk that despite being a senator, he was denied access to Fort Knox on multiple occasions without a proper cause. Musk replied that the American public was the true owner of gold stored in Fort Knox and asked if someone could confirm the gold was there. Who is confirming that gold wasn’t stolen from Fort Knox? Maybe it’s there, maybe it’s not. That gold is owned by the American public! We want to know if it’s still there. https://t.co/aEBXK1CfD6 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 17, 2025 The discussion continued with many expressing support for the idea of a public audit of the biggest gold reserve in the U.S. The Fort Knox reserve holds 147 troy ounces of gold, more than any other storage in the country. Missing Fort Knox gold is an old conspiracy theory, infused by the extremely low level of the reserve’s transparency. It is hard to enter this storage even by the military base standards.  The inability to make sure gold is present in the depository raises questions about accountability and transparency standards revision. Does Fort Knox undergo regular audits? Regular audits take place. The U.S. government issues monthly reports that specify the amount of…

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