Travel-plan rumors worry Musk

Social-media rumors about Elon Musk’s travel plans are becoming a safety issue, according to the Tesla CEO.

Musk (right) addressed the situation in response to a tweet from Sawyer Merritt, a self-identified Tesla investor who had apologized for sharing a post claiming the billionaire planned to travel to Berlin this week.

Merritt, in a Twitter thread explaining his decision to delete the post, wrote that there were “accounts literally dedicated to tracking Elon’s every move” — a situation Musk acknowledged in his reply.

“Yeah, unfortunately this is becoming a security issue,” Musk tweeted.

Musk confirmed that he plans to visit Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin, but dismissed a report from the Web site Drive Tesla CA that his trip would begin Jan. 16.

“I . . . can’t comment on every rumor, but this isn’t true. Am headed to Berlin mid Feb, not this week,” Musk wrote.

Tesla is seeking government clearance to begin mass production of its Model Y vehicles at the facility despite resistance from environmental groups.

Earlier this month, government officials gave Tesla permission to build 2,000 test vehicles at the factory, Bloomberg reported.