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.
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Snopes→ Unbanning Trump on Twitter: Elon Musk’s Full Explanation
"Important to listen to my full explanation," Musk later tweeted after his remarks made the news.
Snopes→ Did Elon Musk Offer to Buy ABC’s ‘The View’?
A meme about Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the daytime talk show "The View," and an Applebee's coupon spread widely on social media.
Snopes→ Did Musk Say ‘I Hate When People Confuse Education with Intelligence’?
We looked for the origins of a quote about confusing education with intelligence that has been attributed online to Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet ‘I Tried To Buy The Bidens, But The Chinese Wouldn’t Sell Them’
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
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – Elon Musk’s false claim that NBC News covered up Hunter Biden laptop story
NBC News “covered up Hunter Biden laptop story.”
Snopes→ Was Cocaine on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Desk During Video Chat With Elon Musk?
A viral video claimed to show cocaine on the Ukrainian president's desk as he video-called the billionaire.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Is Elon Musk’s Tax Rate Only 3 Percent?
(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
Poynter→ No, Elon Musk hasn’t fired the Twitter board
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
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk didn’t just fire the Twitter board
“Elon Musk just fired the entire Twitter board of directors.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Elon Musk Suspend Bill Gates From Twitter?
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
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No trace of Elon Musk tweeting about twisted logic with loans for young adults
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.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk couldn’t give every American $1M with money he spent on Twitter.
"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.”
Snopes→ Did Epstein Email Elon Musk About Kung Fu Practice with Maxwell?
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.
Snopes→ Did Elon Musk Buy Country Music?
Yee-ha-ha-ha.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, Bill Gates wasn’t suspended from Twitter following Elon Musk deal
Elon Musk suspended Bill Gates from Twitter.
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)’
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
Snopes→ Musk’s Twitter Ambitions to Collide with Europe’s Tech Rules
A hands-off approach to moderating content at Elon Musk’s Twitter could clash with ambitious new laws in Europe meant to protect users from disinformation, hate speech and other harmful material.
Logically→ Elon Musk is planning to delete Facebook and Twitter.
Screenshots of tweets from the billionaire stating that he is going to delete Twitter and Facebook are fakes.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Was Elon Musk Photographed With Ghislaine Maxwell?
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
Snopes→ With $40B, Could Musk Have Given $1M to Every Person in the US Instead of Buying Twitter?
What would you do with $40 billion?
Snopes→ Is Elon Musk Ending World Hunger?
Musk's decision to buy Twitter is unrelated to any philanthropic efforts.
Snopes→ Is the Elon Musk and Ghislaine Maxwell Photo Real?
A frequently shared picture purportedly shows Tesla CEO Elon Musk posing next to convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell at a party.
Snopes→ Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44B and Will Privatize Company
Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion, promising a more lenient touch to policing content.
Snopes→ Algae a Winner in Elon Musk-Funded Greenhouse Gas Contest
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.
Snopes→ Did Musk Reinstate Trump on Twitter?
The former president is still banned from several social media sites.
Logically→ A video shows an MSNBC reporter saying Elon Musk is trying to “control how people think. That’s our job.”
A video clip from MSNBC's program Morning Joe about Donald Trump from 2017 has been misattributed to Elon Musk.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Donald Trump, not Elon Musk, was topic of discussion in 2017 MSNBC video
MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski said, “Elon Musk is trying to control how people think. That’s our job.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post Tweet Thanking Elon Musk For Bringing Him Back To Twitter — He’s Still Suspended
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
Snopes→ Twitter Adopts ‘Poison Pill’ Defense in Musk Takeover Bid
Twitter said that its board of directors has unanimously adopted a “poison pill” defense in response to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s proposal to buy the company and take it private.
Snopes→ Tesla CEO Elon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter for $43 Billion
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.
Snopes→ Elon Musk Accused of Breaking Law While Buying Twitter Stock
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.
Snopes→ Did Elon Musk Say ‘Wokeness Gives People a Shield to be Mean and Cruel, Armored in False Virtue’?
There's no shortage of fabricated quotes on the internet that purportedly came from noteworthy figures.
Snopes→ Tesla CEO Elon Musk Won’t Join Twitter’s Board After All
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.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Twitter post wasn’t serious about Elon Musk using $3 billion to give every American family $100,000
“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.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Write Article Saying Elon Musk Could Threaten Free Speech On Twitter — It’s From Satirical Website
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,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Employee Resignation Tweet Over Elon Musk Twitter Stock Purchase Is NOT Real — Satire Account
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
Snopes→ Suddenly, Tesla’s Elon Musk is Twitter’s Biggest Stakeholder
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.
Snopes→ Here’s How Elon Musk Challenged Putin to ‘Single Combat’
The CEO of Tesla Motors said he was “absolutely serious.”
Snopes→ Yes, Elon Musk Sent Starlink Terminals to Ukraine, But at What Safety Cost?
One expert who weighed in noted that satellite communications may pose more danger than safety.