DogeQuest (stylized as DOGEQUEST) is a website established in early 2025, publishing

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of Tesla vehicle owners throughout the

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and

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them, amid the

Tesla Takedown Tesla Takedown is a grassroots protest movement that arose in early 2025 targeting Tesla, Inc. and its CEO, Elon Musk. Protesters have organized peaceful demonstrations at Tesla stores across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australasia ...

protests. The site gained notoriety in March 2025 for its interactive map feature that displayed the names,

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es,

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es, and other

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of Tesla customers, alongside locations of Tesla facilities and

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s. This led to it being characterized as potentially inciting

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, and

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Description

Launched in early 2025, DogeQuest presented itself as "the ultimate hub for enthusiasts of the

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(DOGE)." The website's primary feature is an

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containing what it claimed to be the

and data of Tesla owners nationwide, as well as information about Tesla dealerships, approximate locations of Tesla Supercharger stations, and the personal data of DOGE employees. The website features a

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as its cursor icon and contained language suggesting it was designed to facilitate protests against Tesla and its affiliates, amid the ongoing

protests and instances of

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and

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of Tesla vehicles and dealerships: DogeQuest states it will remove individuals' information upon verification that they had sold their Tesla vehicles. The DogeQuest website was taken down and no longer accessible on the morning of 19 March 2025 but was brought back online afterwards. A mirrored .onion version of DogeQuest called "DOGEQUEST Unleashed" was also launched on the

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Controversy

The website was described as a

website by several media outlets, with some expressing concern at its potential

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and harassment of individuals who may no longer be affiliated with Tesla or own a vehicle. The practice of publishing private citizens' personal information without their consent potentially violated various

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s, though the legal status of the website was not immediately clear due to the undetermined source of the contact information. An anonymous Tesla owner included in the database expressed serious worry about potential physical threats to themselves and their family, despite being opposed to Elon Musk and having initiated the process of donating their vehicle to charity two weeks prior to the story breaking. Shortly before the website gained media attention,

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had publicly promoted Tesla vehicles at a

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event. Both Trump and Musk had issued statements condemning anti-Tesla protesters, with the President characterizing vandals as "internal

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" and suggesting violence against Tesla facilities constituted

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. Independent investigative media outlet

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confirmed the information of several listed individuals as belonging to Tesla owners or supporters, and several dealership addresses were verified as correct, although other map locations reportedly did not correspond accurately to real-world positions. The complete authenticity of the presented

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remained unverified, and the source of the alleged Tesla owner information was not disclosed by the website.

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