Did Elon Musk announce that he has acquired MSNBC for $900 million to "put an end to toxic programming?" No, that's not true: A search of Musk's X account did not show this announcement from him on the days leading up to publication of th
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PolitiFact→ Elon Musk claims ‘massive' Social Security fraud. How much money is actually lost to fraud, waste?
Elon Musk said the key to saving Social Security is tackling fraud. But Musk cites high-end government estimates, and fraud is not the key driver behind the program’s dire financial outlook.
The Dispatch→ Elon Musk, the GOP Base, and the Ties That Bind
Why the tech titan is not like other Trump allies with short political shelf lives.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plane That Crashed In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Was NOT A ‘Modified Cessna Golden Eagle’ Registered To Little-Known ‘Echelon Air Logistics’
Was the plane that crashed in the parking lot of a retirement facility near the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Airport a "modified Cessna Golden Eagle" registered to a "shell company in Delaware" named Echelon Air Logistics? No, that's not true
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet ‘The USA Needs To Hold An Election. Trump Would Lose By A Landslide’ — Fake Screenshot
Did Elon Musk tweet "The USA needs to hold an election. Trump would lose by a landslide." on March 7, 2025? No, that's not true: The post in question does not appear on Musk's X account and it was not indexed by Google. A viral screenshot
PolitiFact→ Larry Kudlow – Is Elon Musk’s DOGE 'very popular'? That’s not what the polls say
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is “polling very well. It’s very popular.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: INAUTHENTIC Ads On Facebook Use FAKE Quotes From Karoline Leavitt And Elon Musk
Did White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announce on Fox News that tech billionaire Elon Musk left the U.S. after revealing "a secret at-home method that can reverse diabetes for good"? No, none of that is true: Paid ads circulati
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, Elon Musk didn’t say billionaires are tired of ‘subsidizing everyone else’s’ public services
Elon Musk posted on X that billionaires are “tired of subsidizing” public services.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BBC Did NOT Report ‘Elon Musk Is Wasting Everyone’s Time and Money’ — Screenshot is Fake
Did BBC News report that "Elon Musk is wasting everyone's time and money, and serves no real purpose"? No, that's not true: A search of the BBC News website on February 27, 2025, yielded no such report or headline. The broadcaster also di
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Why did Kamala Harris get zero votes in this NY precinct? It’s not because of Elon Musk
Zero votes for 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Rockland County, New York, precinct proves Elon Musk hacked 2024 presidential election.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk didn’t get in a physical fight during a science conference
Photos show Elon Musk in a fight during a science conference.
Internet Archive→ President Trump & Elon Musk Meet With Cabinet : CSPAN : February 26, 2025 1:25pm-2:33pm EST
President Trump held his first Cabinet meeting. Elon Musk was in attendance and spoke about the efforts of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Elon Musk didn’t post that he would suspend Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s X account
Elon Musk posted on X he is planning to suspend Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s X account.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Elon Musk Left Son When Exiting MAGA Victory Rally Stage — Video Cut Short
Did Elon Musk leave his son behind while exiting the stage at a January 2025 rally? No, that's not true: A video clip circulating on social media to support this assertion was edited and shortened to suggest Musk left his son behind. Uncu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Say On X That ‘Billionaires Are Tired Of Subsidizing Everyone Else’s Schools, Parks, Health Care, Even Food And Entertainment’
Did tech billionaire and Donald Trump's ally Elon Musk go on X to say that "this country's billionaires are tired of subsidizing everyone else's schools, parks, health care, even food and entertainment"? No, that's not true: Neither his l
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HUD Headquarters TV Monitors DID Show Trump Licking Elon Musk’s Feet In AI Video
Did TV monitors inside the HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) headquarters show a loop of an AI-generated video of President Trump licking the feet of Elon Musk for several minutes on February 24, 2025? Yes, that's true: HU
PolitiFact→ How does the US spend taxpayer money? What to know as DOGE, Elon Musk look for cuts
Billionaire Elon Musk said the DOGE team is working to find $1 trillion in federal spending cuts. The math will make that very hard. These charts show where the government’s hands are tied, and what’s left.
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – No, Joe Biden did not have a 'voter importation' plan. Fact-checking Elon Musk's false CPAC claim.
President Joe Biden’s immigration policy was “a giant voter importation scam.”
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk’s chart doesn’t prove millions of centenarians fraudulently get Social Security benefits
The Social Security Administration isn’t issuing payments to millions of centenarians. Here are the facts and context behind a chart Elon Musk shared.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t an authentic X post from Elon Musk calling to imprison protesters
Says Elon Musk said on X, “Spoiled crybabies across the country are protesting against America’s golden age. Brats like them should go to prison.”
Internet Archive→ Elon Musk Interview at CPAC : CSPAN : February 21, 2025 6:22am-7:00am EST
Head of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk sat down for an interview and to give an update at the first day of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland....This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Elon Musk hasn’t ordered all federal workers to be drug tested
“Elon Musk just ordered all federal workers to be tested for drugs and those that fail have 30 days to retest clean or be fired.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fabricated video shows Elon Musk promoting a diabetes cure
Video shows X owner Elon Musk promoted a “bedtime trick” to cure diabetes.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Claims the NFL ‘canceled’ Elon Musk’s DOGE ads originated from satire account
“The NFL admits to canceling Elon's DOGE Super Bowl ads.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Say Millions Over 140 Years Old Receive Social Security Benefits Fraudulently
Did Elon Musk say millions of people over 140 years old get Social Security benefits? No, that's not true: Musk did post a chart that he said was from the Social Security database, showing age categories up to 189 years old "with the deat
PolitiFact→ Are 150-year-old Americans receiving Social Security checks, as Elon Musk said?
In the Oval Office, Elon Musk said that his Department of Government Efficiency had found that 150-year-old Americans are receiving Social Security checks. They aren’t, but the actual story says a lot about the challenges of a complex government prog
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Ashley St. Clair Post Mentions Conceiving Elon’s Baby With IVF And DNA From ‘Other Organisms’
Does a viral screenshot show a real X post from Ashley St. Clair talking about conceiving a baby with Elon Musk using "IVF with PGT-M & CRISPR" and saying the "DNA now includes enhancements from other organisms"? No, that's not true:
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – FEMA did not give disaster relief money to New York for luxury hotels for immigrants
“FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants… That money is meant for American disaster relief.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Public Record That Trump Banned Use Of Word ‘Felon’ In White House As Of February 14, 2025
Is there a public record of a memo showing President Donald Trump prohibited the use of the word "felon" "inside the White House or on White House grounds" as of February 14, 2025? No, that's not true: The White House couldn't confirm the
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Elon Musk didn’t pay $40 million for five DOGE Super Bowl commercials
Elon Musk spent $40 million to buy five Super Bowl Commercial ads to promote DOGE.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence Oprah Winfrey Said She Is Moving To Italy Because Of Elon Musk — It’s AI-Written Clickbait
Did Oprah Winfrey announce she is ending her talk show and moving to Italy, saying "I can't live in the U.S. for the next four years and breathe the same air as Elon Musk" as online article claimed? No, that's not true: There is no eviden
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story NFL ‘Admitted’ To Canceling Elon Musk Super Bowl Ads Originated On Satirical Facebook Page
Did the NFL admit to canceling Elon's DOGE Super Bowl ads as several viral social media posts say? No, that's not true: This claim originated on a satirical Facebook page with a clear disclaimer. The page owner is known for tricking conse
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: USAID Did NOT Place A Real Ad Saying ‘Help Eliminate Elon’ On Washington, DC, Street
Did USAID place a real ad reading "Help Eliminate Elon" on a street in Washington, D.C., in February 2025? No, that's not true: As Capital Bikeshare, the owner of the bike stand ad box, stopped selling ads in April 2024 it would be an una
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Pay For A Super Bowl Ad That Claimed USAID Spent $2 Million On German Llama Racing — No Such Ad Aired
Did Elon Musk pay for an ad that aired during the Super Bowl that claimed the U.S. Agency for International Development spent $2 million on German llama racing and other nonsensical spending? No, that's not true: No ads aired during the S
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Elon Musk’s Remarks in the Oval Office With Trump
Appearing alongside President Trump, Elon Musk made remarks that included broad accusations and misleading claims.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Spend $40 Million On Super Bowl Ads
Did Elon Musk spend $40 million on Super Bowl ads that listed all the corruption the Department of Government Efficiency has found so far? No, that's not true: There was no credible evidence supporting the assertion that Musk bought five
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Anderson Cooper Did NOT Endorse Supposed Elon Musk ‘Crypto Trading Secrets’
Did CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper appear on Canada's CBC News to endorse a set of "crypto trading secrets" supposedly launched by Elon Musk? No, that's not true: A CNN spokesperson told Lead Stories that a video which appeared to show t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Article Describes Elon Musk Helping Child — Clickbait Story With Fictional Origin
Did an article accurately report that Elon Musk bought a gift for a child whose mother, a Starbucks cashier, was "struggling to buy a gift for her daughter"? No, that's not true: An article linked in the post that made this claim included
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Elon Musk reposted a comment that said he “toppled” the USAID. He didn’t originally post it
“Elon Musk officially cancelled USAID and fired all the staff. In his words, ‘we just toppled one of the biggest globalist terror organizations in history.’”
The Dispatch→ The Elon Opportunity
Democrats inch toward a strategy.