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Snopes→ Elon Musk Says Twitter Deal ‘Temporarily on Hold’

2022-05-13 Musk, who has been vocal about his desire to clean up Twitter's problem with “spam bots” that mimic real people, appeared to question whether the company was underreporting them. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Hitler Say He’d Put an ‘End to the Idea That a Woman’s Body Belongs to Her’?

2022-05-10 "Nazi ideals demand that the practice of abortion shall be exterminated with a strong hand," the alleged quote continues. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Unbanning Trump on Twitter: Elon Musk’s Full Explanation

2022-05-10 "Important to listen to my full explanation," Musk later tweeted after his remarks made the news. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Elon Musk Offer to Buy ABC’s ‘The View’?

2022-05-10 A meme about Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the daytime talk show "The View," and an Applebee's coupon spread widely on social media. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Research shows bitter melon kills cancer cells.

2022-05-10 The experiment is yet to be performed on humans. So far, the effects of bitter melon have only been tested on rats. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet ‘I Tried To Buy The Bidens, But The Chinese Wouldn’t Sell Them’

2022-05-05 Did entrepreneur Elon Musk announce that he tried to "buy the Bidens, but the Chinese wouldn't sell them"? No, that's not true: There is no publicly available evidence to suggest that Musk said or tweeted such a statement. The "tweet" in Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – Elon Musk’s false claim that NBC News covered up Hunter Biden laptop story

2022-05-04 NBC News “covered up Hunter Biden laptop story.” Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Was Cocaine on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Desk During Video Chat With Elon Musk?

2022-05-04 A viral video claimed to show cocaine on the Ukrainian president's desk as he video-called the billionaire. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Is Elon Musk’s Tax Rate Only 3 Percent?

2022-05-04 (Photograph by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images.)Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal claimed in a recent tweet that billionaire Elon Musk paid an effective tax rate of only 3.27 percent from 2014 to 2018.Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapalJust a reminder that from Go to site post…»

Poynter→ No, Elon Musk hasn’t fired the Twitter board

2022-05-02 On April 25, Twitter announced that it had agreed to sell the company to entrepreneur Elon Musk for approximately $44 billion. The news was cheered by some of the social […] The post No, Elon Musk hasn’t fired the Twitter board appeared fir Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk didn’t just fire the Twitter board

2022-04-29 “Elon Musk just fired the entire Twitter board of directors.” Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Elon Musk Suspend Bill Gates From Twitter?

2022-04-29 Shortly after it was announced that Elon Musk had reached a deal to buy Twitter on Monday, a rumor began circulating claiming that Musk suspended Bill Gates from the platform. The tweet, which allegedly shows Gates’ suspended account, has been sh Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No trace of Elon Musk tweeting about twisted logic with loans for young adults

2022-04-29 Elon Musk tweeted, “The fact that an 18 year old can't take out a $10,000 business loan” but “can take out a $100,000 student loan tells you everything you need to know.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk couldn’t give every American $1M with money he spent on Twitter.

2022-04-28 "With 40 billion dollars, Elon Musk could have given each of the 330M people living in America a million dollars and still had $7B left over.” Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Epstein Email Elon Musk About Kung Fu Practice with Maxwell?

2022-04-28 We looked for the origins of a questionable email exchange between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Tesla CEO Elon Musk about the latter purportedly attending "kung fu practice" with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Elon Musk Buy Country Music?

2022-04-28 Yee-ha-ha-ha. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, Bill Gates wasn’t suspended from Twitter following Elon Musk deal

2022-04-27 Elon Musk suspended Bill Gates from Twitter. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Amount Elon Musk Just Paid for Twitter ($44 Billion) is Nearly Equal to Biden’s Proposed Climate Budget ($44.9 Billion)’

2022-04-27 On April 27 2022, an Imgur user shared a screenshot of a viral tweet claiming the amount of money Elon Musk would purportedly pay in order to acquire Twitter was nearly equal to funds allocated in the Biden administration’s proposed climate budge Go to site post…»

Logically→ Elon Musk is planning to delete Facebook and Twitter.

2022-04-27 Screenshots of tweets from the billionaire stating that he is going to delete Twitter and Facebook are fakes. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Was Elon Musk Photographed With Ghislaine Maxwell?

2022-04-26 Following the news that Elon Musk’s offer to purchase Twitter had been accepted, social media was flooded with a picture of the billionaire with Ghislaine Maxwell.Posting Italian Elon Musk until he sells this site @lesbiaudreyAyy!! I'm a out on t Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Is Elon Musk Ending World Hunger?

2022-04-26 Musk's decision to buy Twitter is unrelated to any philanthropic efforts. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Is the Elon Musk and Ghislaine Maxwell Photo Real?

2022-04-25 A frequently shared picture purportedly shows Tesla CEO Elon Musk posing next to convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell at a party. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44B and Will Privatize Company

2022-04-25 Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion, promising a more lenient touch to policing content. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Algae a Winner in Elon Musk-Funded Greenhouse Gas Contest

2022-04-22 From algae farming to producing a sort of artificial limestone, ideas for reducing greenhouse gas in the atmosphere are getting a funding boost from famed entrepreneur Elon Musk. Go to site post…»

Logically→ A video shows an MSNBC reporter saying Elon Musk is trying to “control how people think. That’s our job.”

2022-04-22 A video clip from MSNBC's program Morning Joe about Donald Trump from 2017 has been misattributed to Elon Musk. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Donald Trump, not Elon Musk, was topic of discussion in 2017 MSNBC video

2022-04-18 MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski said, “Elon Musk is trying to control how people think. That’s our job.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post Tweet Thanking Elon Musk For Bringing Him Back To Twitter — He’s Still Suspended

2022-04-15 Did former President Donald Trump dedicate a tweet to billionaire businessman Elon Musk on April 15, 2022, as a thank you for allowing him back on Twitter? No, that's not true: Trump's account @realDonaldTrump is still suspended as of Apr Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Tesla CEO Elon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter for $43 Billion

2022-04-14 Tesla CEO Elon Musk is offering to buy Twitter, saying the social media platform he has criticized for not living up to free speech principles needs to be transformed as a private company. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Elon Musk Accused of Breaking Law While Buying Twitter Stock

2022-04-13 Elon Musk’s huge Twitter investment took a new twist with the filing of a lawsuit alleging that the colorful billionaire illegally delayed disclosing his stake in the social media company so he could buy more shares at lower prices. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Trump Call Pence ‘a Dog that Belongs on the Street’?

2022-04-12 The former president has criticized his one-time ally for not attempting to overthrow Joe Biden's 2020 presidential election victory. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Elon Musk Say ‘Wokeness Gives People a Shield to be Mean and Cruel, Armored in False Virtue’?

2022-04-12 There's no shortage of fabricated quotes on the internet that purportedly came from noteworthy figures. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Is This a Photo of the Mangbetu Tribe That Practiced Head Elongation?

2022-04-11 Understanding the history of a centuries-old tradition is key. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Tesla CEO Elon Musk Won’t Join Twitter’s Board After All

2022-04-11 Twitter's largest investor, billionaire Elon Musk, is reversing course and will no longer join the company's board of directors less than a week after being awarded a seat. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Tweets – Twitter post wasn’t serious about Elon Musk using $3 billion to give every American family $100,000

2022-04-08 “With the money Elon Musk spent to buy Twitter shares, he could have given every American family $100,000 and still had enough left over to cancel all student debt.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Write Article Saying Elon Musk Could Threaten Free Speech On Twitter — It’s From Satirical Website

2022-04-08 Did CNN write a story about how Elon Musk could threaten free speech on Twitter by allowing people to say whatever they want and speak freely? No, that's not true: This is a fake CNN story written by the satirical website, Genesius Times, Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Employee Resignation Tweet Over Elon Musk Twitter Stock Purchase Is NOT Real — Satire Account

2022-04-07 Did a Twitter employee post a public resignation because he refused to work for Elon Musk? No, that's not true: This tweet was made by @MulhollandL0ver, an account that posts mainly satire. This is not the account of a real Twitter employ Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Suddenly, Tesla’s Elon Musk is Twitter’s Biggest Stakeholder

2022-04-04 Tesla CEO Elon Musk acquired a 9% stake in Twitter to become its largest shareholder, just before raising questions about the social media platform’s dedication to free speech and the First Amendment. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Here’s How Elon Musk Challenged Putin to ‘Single Combat’

2022-03-14 The CEO of Tesla Motors said he was “absolutely serious.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Announce During Russia-Ukraine Conflict That Part Of Pakistan Should Belong To India

2022-03-03 Did Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a meeting during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict to announce that part of Pakistan should belong to India? No, that's not true: The clip used to make the claim shows Putin talking about econom Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Yes, Elon Musk Sent Starlink Terminals to Ukraine, But at What Safety Cost?

2022-03-02 One expert who weighed in noted that satellite communications may pose more danger than safety. Go to site post…»

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