Did investor Warren Buffett pay $1 trillion in cash to acquire Elon Musk's Tesla Motors company? No, that's not true: The story originated as an April Fools joke and went viral online. No actual news websites reported on any such investme
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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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Elon Musk’s Grandfather Joshua Haldeman At Technocracy Office
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk’s Name IS Listed On Patents Along With Other Inventors
Does Elon Musk not "do" patents as claimed in a Facebook post by NeuroVigil chairman and CEO Philip Low? No, that's not true in at least several documented cases: a search of the U.S. patent office website showed 14 patent documents with
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk’s Mother Did NOT Say ‘The Poor Should Have Kids So My Son’s Factories Have Workers’ In December 2024
Did social media posts accurately cite the words of Elon Musk's mother, Maye, on having children? No, that's not true: The viral quote was a review a critic made of Maye Musk's remarks about having children, not a direct quote. Maye Musk
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk’s Starlink Did NOT Play Role In Counting Votes In 2024 Election
Did Elon Musk's satellite-based high-speed internet system Starlink play any role in counting or uploading votes in the U.S. election that could have allowed for potential vote manipulation or cheating? No, that's not true: Election secur
Logically→ Elon Musk’s video promoting ‘Quantum AI’ investment platform is a deepfake
Full Fact→ Pictures of Elon Musk’s ‘robot wives’ are AI-generated
There is no evidence for claims that the billionaire plans to release “robot wives” for sale in September.
Logically→ Elon Musk’s 2016 statement on Tesla autopilot safety is not a deepfake
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Did NOT Trigger Removal Of 44,000 Child Sexual Exploitation Pages ‘In Just India Alone’
Did Twitter remove "over 44,000 Twitter pages involved with child sexual exploitation -- in just India alone" since Elon Musk took over the company? No, that's not true: Such large numbers came from global totals, not from India alone. Al
Logically→ A report by USA Today claims that Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants have killed over 3,000 monkeys.
USA Today did not report that Neuralink's implants killed nearly 3,000 monkeys. The viral screenshot shared online has been fabricated.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Did NOT Tweet About ‘Elon Musk’s Suicide’ On December 2, 2022
Did Hillary Clinton, the former U.S. secretary of state and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, tweet about "Elon Musk's suicide" in response to the Twitter CEO releasing corporate discussions, now known as "The Twitter Files," about Tw
Logically→ An outgoing employee suspended Elon Musk’s Twitter account after job cuts at the company.
Elon Musk's Twitter account has not been suspended and remains active. The account that has been suspended belonged to a Musk impersonator.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Independent Did NOT Publish Article Purporting Elon Musk’s Father Covered Up Cat Abuse Claims
Did The Independent, an online British daily newspaper, publish an article by reporter Graeme Massie with the headline, "Elon Musk's father paid college $125,000 to ignore animal abuse claims"? No, that's not true: The Independent never p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Twitter Did NOT Suspend Elon Musk’s Account
Did Twitter suspend the account belonging to Elon Musk, the billionaire who launched a buyout bid for the social media giant? No, that's not true: The account that Twitter suspended uses a deceptive spelling of Musk's name. Twitter did no
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Economic Times Article Declaring ‘Kamala Harris Won’ Only Cites Sources That Ask Questions About 2024 Election — None Declared She Won
Did The Economic Times article that declared Kamala Harris won the 2024 election cite reports that concluded voting systems were rigged for Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The reports referred to by The Economic Times all stop short of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Respond ‘Just like I took your wife’ to Stephen Miller’s ‘We will take back America’ Post On X — Musk Denies
Did Elon Musk reply to Stephen Miller's "We will take back America" post on X with "Just like I took your wife"? No, that's not true: Musk addressed the claim, saying he never posted that comment and there's no record of it on Musk's acco
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Post ‘Pigfoot’ Message On X — Fake Screenshot
Did Elon Musk send a cryptic tweet with the hashtag "#PIGFOOT" on June 6, 2025 following his public falling-out with President Trump? No, that's not true: A screenshot of such a tweet, including the message "Tomorrow 3PM PST #PIGFOOT", ap
Internet Archive→ President Trump & Elon Musk Speak to Reporters : CSPAN : May 30, 2025 1:56pm-2:51pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump and Elon Musk speak to reporters from the Oval Office on Mr. Musk's last day atop the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following typ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fictional Story About Jamal Roberts Turning Down Tesla Ad Cites No Sources — NO Actual ‘Media Frenzy’ Happened
Did American Idol winner Jamal Roberts turn down a Tesla ad from Elon Musk in an upcoming music video? No, that's not true: A viral article about such a rejection did not name any verifiable sources or offer any quotes to back that up. It
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Caitlin Clark Did NOT Refuse to Promote Tesla, Threaten to Unveil Dark Secrets About Elon Musk
Did basketball star Caitlin Clark publicly refuse to advertise Tesla on her Indiana Fever jersey in May 2025? No, that's not true: A post promoting that rumor contained several fabricated quotes attributed to both Clark and Tesla owner El
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Elon Musk Decided To Gift Alysa Liu Tesla
Do viral posts prove that the tech billionaire decided to celebrate American ice skater Alysa Liu's gold medal at the 2025 women's championship by giving her a Tesla? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no credible reports confirming
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Space Force, SpaceX Did NOT Release Statement That Will ‘Change Your Entire Life’
Did the United States Space Force and Elon Musk's SpaceX release a joint statement in April 2025, warning that an imminent revelation would "change your entire life"? No, that's not true: Contrary to social media posts, which also referre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Save ‘Tristan Killip’ With Neuralink — Story is Fantasy Fiction
Did Elon Musk use a Neuralink implant to save the life of a boy named "Tristan Killip", who had been comatose for a year after a drowning accident? No, that's not true: The story, shared widely in April 2025, was no more than fantasy fict
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Say DOGE Had Found ‘Millions Spent on Golf by One Official’ — Post is Fake
Did Elon Musk say in a post on X that DOGE had uncovered "tens of millions of dollars spent on golf by a single government official"? No, that's not true: What appeared to be screenshots of a March 16, 2025, post by Musk to that effect we
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Dwayne ‘The Rock Johnson’ Promised On Social Media To ‘Punch’ Elon Musk If He ‘Doesn’t Leave America Alone’
Did wrestler Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, threaten to "punch" Elon Musk on X in March 2025, if the tech billionaire "doesn't leave America alone"? No, that's not true: A review of Johnson's posts doesn't confirm he ever publish
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Caitlin Clark Did NOT Reject Fictional $15 Million Offer From Elon Musk — Copy Paste Story
Did basketball star Caitlin Clark reject a "$15 Million Offer" from Elon Musk? No, that's not true: Musk did not make the public statement the story said he did. It also contained several phrases from almost identical false stories about
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Patrick Mahomes Did NOT Reject Fictional ‘$10 Million Offer’ From Elon Musk Either — Fake Story
Did football player Patrick Mahomes reject a "$10 Million Offer" from Elon Musk? No, that's not true: Musk did not make the public statement the story said he did. An AI detector concluded that the text of the story, including bogus quote
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Air Report About ‘Tesla Ionic Care’ Terahertz Technology — Supposed Fox Clip Is Counterfeit
Did Fox News broadcast a segment about a "revolutionary device that's healing the world" named "Tesla Ionic Care" and "backed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Donald Trump"? No, that's not true: The TV channel denied that. Three AI
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dawn Staley Did NOT Reject Fictional ‘$10 Million Offer’ From Elon Musk — Fake Story
Did basketball coach Dawn Staley reject a $10 million donation from Elon Musk in March 2025? No, that's not true: Neither Musk nor Staley made any public statement about any donation. An AI detector concluded that the text of the story, i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce That He Has Acquired MSNBC For $900 Million To Put An End To Toxic Programming
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Democrat NGOs’ Set Fire To Tesla Vehicles In Seattle In Early March 2025
Did "Democrat NGOs" set fire to Tesla Cybertrucks in Seattle on March 9, 2025? No, that's not true: The Seattle Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives told Lead Stories they are still investigating
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
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Image Shows Dead Pope Francis Laid Out In Front Of Congregation — Death NOT Announced
Is an image of what looks like the corpse of a dead Pope Francis seemingly laid out on two pillows, showing various blurry priests in the background, genuine? No, that's not true: The photo was generated using AI, according to an online d
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: Government Employee Union Did NOT Say Justifying Job Duties Is ‘Cruel And Disrespectful’ — Misleading Incomplete Viral Quote
Did a viral post stating that the American Federation of Government Employees said that it was "cruel and disrespectful" to have to "justify job duties" accurately summarize the union's statement? No, that's not true: A widely shared post
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOGE Did NOT ‘Just Discover’ $2.7 Trillion In Improper Medicare And Medicaid Payments — GAO Did In 2024 And Not All Are Fraudulent, Nor Medicare/Medicaid
Did the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives just discover $2.7 trillion in improper payments in Medicare and Medicaid overseas? No, that's not true: The report of trillions of dolla
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canadian Government Did NOT Threaten ‘100% Tariff On Tesla’ In February 2025; Individual Politicians Did
Did the Canadian government threaten a "100 percent tariff on Tesla" in February 2025? No, that's not true: While the federal government in Ottawa was considering its options, the Department of Finance Canada said," The claim is false." I