A viral image of tech entrepreneur Elon Musk and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni is currently circulating on the internet with fan platforms even guessing if they are dating each other.

Elon Musk, however, put an end to all speculations by responding to one such post on X where the user shared the image that triggered all doubts.

A page named Tesla Owners Silicon Valley shared the image where Meloni and Musk could be seen seated at a table during an event.

The platform captioned the image: "Do you think They’ll date?

The post even earned the attention of Musk who was quick in responding in the comment section where he wrote: " We are not dating."

Elon Musk's comment drew response from netizens with one of them writing: " That would had been a very nice romantic date photo Boss! Minus the bodyguard in the background getting in your way. Boss her net worth is like 30 million! Very impressive for politicians! She made a positive impression on Maye too! I notice when you were making your speech you were very shy very unlike you. And I think she might have a crush on you. But she might be after SpaceX too. I think she is a good and sincere woman. When the EU was against you, she did stood by you! I love this video!! So cute!"

Recently, Musk presented the  Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award to Meloni in New York.

After receiving the award, Meloni said: "My deepest gratitude goes to Chairman John Rogers, President Frederick Kempe, and the entire Atlantic Council for this distinguished recognition I am very proud of. And I thank Elon for the beautiful words that he had for me, and for his precious genius for the era in which we live."

She was visiting New York for the annual high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.