Elon Musk, Joe Rogan Say Fewer Kids Identify as Trans After Twitter Takeover

Elon Musk’s claiming he bought Twitter to combat the "destruction at a civilizational level" caused by the platform ... especially with what he calls a spike in kids identifying as trans -- something he insists dropped after he took over as X boss.

The Tesla boss dished all on "The Joe Rogan Experience" ... after Joe reminded him of a chart showing a big dip in trans-identifying kids after Elon bought X in 2022 -- a claim Musk proudly backed up, while explaining exactly how he thinks his takeover caused the change.

Elon -- who’s famously estranged from his transgender daughter, Vivian -- went off on the "woke mob," claiming they had control of Twitter and were spreading a nihilistic, anti-civilization "mind virus."

He said it resulted in extreme examples such as the "zombie apocalypse" on the streets of San Francisco ... which led to a shift in "woke ideology" when people started realizing the damage it was doing and began course-correcting.

On top of that, Elon said with X finally showing "uncensored" news stories and information, the spike in kids identifying as trans leveled off ... wrapping up his point by saying, "Sunlight’s the best disinfectant."