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: Audio Of Elon Musk Telling President Trump ‘Tesla Is Going Down’ Is NOT Real
Is "leaked" audio of Elon Musk telling President Donald Trump that "Tesla is going down" authentic? No, that's not true: Five tests included in the University at Buffalo Media Forensic Lab's Deepfake-O-Meter rated probability that the aud
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Road Rage Video Does NOT Involve A Tesla — It’s A Non-Tesla Pickup With An Open Cargo Bay
Did a viral video capture a motorist hitting a pedestrian after a road rage incident with a Tesla driver? No, that's not true: The driver who seems to have hit a pedestrian had been yelling at someone driving next to them in a non-Tesla p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Image Shows Person With Blue Hair Writing ‘Fascist’ On A Tesla Cybertruck — Not Real Photo
Does an image authentically show a person with blue hair writing "fascist" on a Tesla Cybertruck? No, that's not true: The picture of the half-naked person is AI generated. It originated in a post from an account on X that says it publish
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Beep, beep: Teslas and other American cars are still sold in Canada
“Canada makes bold decision to shut down Tesla and the US auto industry.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk didn’t say Tesla is ‘doomed’
Elon Musk said “Tesla is finished” and needs “drastic changes immediately.”
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: Mugshot Weeper Was NOT Arrested In A 2025 Tesla Vandalism Case — Mugshot Was Taken In 2016 When He Was Arrested For Alleged Sex Crime
Does the mugshot of a weeping teenager show identify someone arrested in connection with one of the March, 2025 attacks by vandals on Tesla dealerships and Tesla vehicles? No, that's not true: the mugshot was published nine years earlier.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Photo Does NOT Show Tesla Cybertruck Vandalized By Real Person In Rainbow Colored Clothing
Does this photo show a real person described as a "liberal" in some social media posts vandalizing a Cybertruck? No, that's not true: The picture of the half-naked person dressed in weird rainbow colored clothes is ai generated. It origin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Discuss Fictional ‘Tesla Medbeds’ on Fox News — Interview is Fake
Did President Donald Trump speak to Fox News about a "Tesla medbed," calling it an "incredible piece of technology"? No, that's not true: Medbeds -- a term for a device that can carry out miraculous healing and age reversal and defy morta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tesla Showroom In Manhattan Has NOT Closed Permanently As Of March 19, 2025
Has the Tesla showroom in Manhattan, New York closed permanently as of March 19, 2025? No, that's not true: There is no evidence online that Tesla has closed its only Manhattan dealership. A Tesla employee at 860 Washington Street showroo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Audio Of Trump Saying Tesla Was A ‘Modern-Day Isaac Neutron’ Is NOT Authentic
Did what social media posts described as "leaked Trump audio" from March 11, 2025, authentically capture the president calling Nicola Tesla "a modern-day Isaac Neutron"? No, that's not true: Two AI detectors found evidence that the audio
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Promote ‘Referral Link’ Unlocking ‘Up To $1,000 Off’ Tesla Purchase On X
Did President Donald Trump publish a post on X offering his "referral link" for a discount on a Tesla purchase? No, that's not true: The image purporting to show the Trump post was made-up. Searches across Trump's account on X and across
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
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Is the State Department about to pay Tesla $400 million for Cybertrucks? No
Was Elon Musk, the face of President Donald Trump’s effort to slash federal spending, really in line to receive a $400 million purchase order of armored Tesla vehicles from the State Department? No, the department says.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump State Department Did NOT Begin Procurement Process For $400 Million Armored Tesla Vehicles
Did the Trump State Department come up with the idea to order $400 million worth of armored Tesla vehicles? No, that's not true: The original proposal to buy armored electric vehicles for the State Department came during the Biden adminis
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mexican President Sheinbaum Did NOT Impose 50% Counter-Tariff On Tesla, Call Elon Musk ‘Pendejo’
Did Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo impose a 50 percent retaliatory tariff on Tesla cars sold in Mexico, calling Elon Musk "pendejo"? No, that's not true: As of February 4, 2025, Lead Stories found no credible media or governmen
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2023 Photo of Swastika Spray-Painted on Tesla in Austria Predates 2025 Elon Musk Controversy
Is a photo of a swastika spray-painted on a Tesla car in Austria related to current events involving Elon Musk in 2025? No, that's not true, the photo has been online since at least 2023. It showed just one car out of 19 that were damaged
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tesla Batteries Did NOT Cause Monterey Power Plant Fire
Did Tesla batteries cause the fire at the Monterey, California, power plant on January 16, 2025 or was their presence related to it? No, that's not true: Fire officials said the fire at the Moss Landing facility started inside a building
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Tesla tablets for $100? Think again. There’s no evidence auto company ‘unveiled’ a tablet
“Elon Musk unveils a $100 Tesla tablet that will revolutionize the technological world.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 83 Deaths Have NOT Been Attributed To Spontaneous Tesla Fires
Have 83 deaths been caused or attributed to fires caused by spontaneous Tesla explosions, as implied in a meme? No, that's not true: The figures in the meme come from an online database that compiles news reports and government data but d
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk did not announce a Tesla motor home
“Elon Musk reveals Tesla 2025 motorhome for under $17,000!”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce ‘Tesla Phone Model Pi’ As Of November 26, 2024
Did Elon Musk announce a Tesla phone model called "Pi" as of November 26, 2024? No, that's not true: There was no such announcement on either the Tesla website or Tesla's official X profile when this fact check was written. The image shar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce $10,000 ‘Tesla House’ In November 2024
Did Elon Musk announce in November 2024 that Tesla was launching a $10,000 home to provide more affordable housing? No, that's not true: The Tesla CEO made no such announcement on the company website nor through his account on X. Similar
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Sorry, wrong number: Elon Musk didn’t announce a $299 Tesla phone
Says Elon Musk said, “The $299 Tesla phone will be the end of the iPhone.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – You can’t buy a $7,000 solar-powered Tesla. Despite social media claims, Elon Musk didn’t make one
“Elon Musk: 'I Am Releasing Tesla's $7,000 NEW Car That Runs On PURE Solar Power!’”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Tesla CEO Elon Musk didn’t say he’s releasing a ‘$1,000 Tesla e-bike today’
Says Elon Musk said, “I am releasing $1,000 Tesla e-bike today!”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Tesla CEO Elon Musk did not announce a water-powered car
“Elon Musk is taking sustainable technology to the next level with the Tesla Water Engine.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Tesla shareholder meeting video altered to misrepresent CEO Elon Musk’s comments
Video shows Elon Musk “urging everyone in the UK to take advantage of this great opportunity before the big banks close completely.”
Logically→ No, Tesla hasn’t launched new crypto trading platform for EU to ‘make families richer’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Typical Tesla Supercharger Station Line — Queue Reportedly Happened Over Thanksgiving 2019
Does a video that shows a long queue for charging Tesla vehicles indicate some sort of government failure? No, that's misleading: The earliest version of this video was reportedly shot over Thanksgiving in 2019. Charging station locations
Logically→ Elon Musk’s 2016 statement on Tesla autopilot safety is not a deepfake
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video of Elon Musk talking about a new way to unlock a Tesla is fake
Elon Musk said a new Tesla feature can scan testicles and use that information “to biometrically unlock and start the car.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Nikola Tesla: ‘You Will Live To See Man-Made Horrors Beyond Your Comprehension’ Quote
On March 9 2023, a Reddit user shared a quote about “man-made horrors beyond your comprehension” to the subreddit r/Damnthatsinteresting: A quote made by Nikola Tesla shortly before his death in 1943. He died bankrupt and alone d
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Nikola Tesla Say ‘When You Understand That Every Opinion Is a Vision Full of Personal History …’
On February 16 2023, a metaphysics-focused Facebook page attributed a quote (“When you understand that every opinion is a vision full of personal history … you will begin to understand that every judgment is a confession”) to invento
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tesla Has NOT Launched New Cryptocurrency
Did Tesla launch a new cryptocurrency that will rapidly turn a £200 ($240) investment into thousands in just days? No, that's not true: This deceptive ad is not associated with Tesla. Although Tesla has invested in cryptocurrency, and Do
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet That Tesla Was Forced To Recall Its Entire Fleet
Did Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweet that Tesla, his electric-vehicle and sustainable-energy company, was forced to recall its entire fleet? No, that's not true: The tweet was posted by a parody account impersonating Musk, the CEO of Tesla. Th
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No, Tesla didn’t launch this cryptocurrency trading platform
Tesla launched a cryptocurrency platform that “aims to help families become wealthier.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Instagram post misleads about lithium mining and Tesla cars
Large machinery is “required to move 500,000 pounds of earth in order to get the minerals needed for one single Tesla car battery.”