On Facebook, Elon Musk is an invention superhero. But much of it is made-up and features AI images A Tesla water engine. A $1K Tesla e-bike. Low-cost Tesla houses. A robot for surrogate pregnancies. A ‘UFO fighter jet that defies physics.’ All fake. November 22, 2024 Loreben Tuquero
Opinion | Is Elon Musk already wearing out his welcome with Donald Trump? One ‘insider’ told Politico, ‘Elon is getting a little big for his britches.’ November 14, 2024 Tom Jones
Opinion | X’s Community Notes had a marginal, if any, impact on the election Our analysis of the 3,637 notes from Election Day shows that users found the platform’s lonely moderation instrument to be mostly unhelpful November 14, 2024 Alex Mahadevan
No, Elon Musk’s Starlink wasn’t used to rig the 2024 presidential election for Donald Trump Federal and state election officials rebutted claims of widespread fraud. They said there are longstanding systems to ensure voting integrity. November 13, 2024 Madison Czopek
Opinion | Are Donald Trump and Elon Musk BFFs or headed for a split? A prominent biographer and a leading tech journalist have both warned that Musk should not expect the bromance to last November 12, 2024 Tom Jones
2 weeks, 450+ posts: How Elon Musk uses his X profile to push FEMA, immigration, voting falsehoods PolitiFact analyzed more than 450 of Elon Musk’s X posts from Sept. 30 to Oct. 14, including reposts and quote replies to several X users October 25, 2024 Madison Czopek
Opinion | X marks the spot for lots of misinformation Elon Musk seemingly spends his days coming up with new ways to use his social media platform as a toy for misinformation and divisiveness September 20, 2024 Tom Jones
It’s easy to find misinformation on social media. It’s even easier on X. A platform that used to downgrade hoaxes, conspiracy theories and false claims has become one where even the boss now spreads the stuff September 19, 2024 Angela Fu
Opinion | Hey, Elon Musk, assassination jokes aren’t funny Especially when the nation is completely on edge and the people you tweeted about are already facing death threats. September 17, 2024 Tom Jones
Inside Brazil’s suspension of X and Elon Musk’s court battle Brazil’s Supreme Court blocks X after Musk defies orders on representation September 4, 2024 Gabriela Soares
Opinion | Donald Trump returned to X and Elon Musk greeted him with open arms In an ‘interview’ delayed due to technical glitches Monday night, Musk teed up Trump to say pretty much whatever he wanted August 13, 2024 Tom Jones
Nobel laureate Maria Ressa tells tech companies: Now is the time to ‘do something’ Philippine journalist calls on sponsors of GlobalFact 11 fact-checking summit to protect democracy, stop spread of misinformation June 26, 2024 Loreben Tuquero
How Elon Musk has amplified falsehoods about immigration and voting In the last three months, Musk has flooded X with dozens of posts that speak to a conspiracy theory about Democrats using immigrants to grab power April 4, 2024 Amy Sherman
Opinion | Elon Musk hired safety chiefs for X. Will it actually get safer? Based on Musk’s history as the owner of the social network, you can see why the news has been met with skepticism. April 3, 2024 Tom Jones
Opinion | Don Lemon posts ‘contentious’ and ‘testy’ interview with Elon Musk The interview generated headlines long before it was actually published March 19, 2024 Tom Jones
