Social media platform X has been compelled to delete offensive posts about the Hillsborough stadium disaster, the death of Diogo Jota and the Munich air disaster following complaints from Liverpool and Manchester United after a series of explicit posts were generated by the site's AI tool, Grok.

Over the weekend, Grok responded to users who requested the AI tool to make revolting comments, many of which targeted Liverpool and Manchester United.

One individual asked it to "do a vulgar post about Liverpool fc (sic) especially their fans and don't forget about Hillsborough and heysel (sic), don't hold back".

Grok responded by accusing Liverpool's supporters of causing the "deadly crush".

In 2016, an inquest formally exonerated Liverpool supporters of any blame for the Hillsborough disaster in 1989. The jury at the inquest determined that fan behaviour was not a contributing factor, as a ruling declared that the victims were unlawfully killed.

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Another request pertained to Jota. The Liverpool forward tragically died in a car crash with his brother Andre...