{"id":1443338,"date":"2022-04-18T10:29:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T14:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1443338"},"modified":"2022-04-18T10:29:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T14:29:42","slug":"fact-check-did-donald-trump-tweet-its-good-to-be-back-thanks-elon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-donald-trump-tweet-its-good-to-be-back-thanks-elon\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Donald Trump Tweet, \u2018It\u2019s Good To Be Back, Thanks Elon\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-donald-trump-tweet-its-good-to-be-back-thanks-elon%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1443338&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beinglibertarian\/photos\/a.247308808808495\/1952697628269596\/?type=3&#038;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beinglibertarian\/photos\/a.247308808808495\/1952697628269596\/?type%3D3%26theater&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1650111630154000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2-cJbL5tLyXr5QHmaW1As6\">shared on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0claims former President Donald Trump tweeted, \u201cIt\u2019s good to be back, thanks Elon!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The tweet has been fabricated. Trump remains suspended from the platform.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk offered $43 billion Thursday to purchase social media company Twitter, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/04\/14\/tech\/musk-twitter-offer-explanation\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>. Twitter\u2019s board of directors is attempting to counter the offer with a \u201cpoison pill\u201d strategy that would dilute Musk\u2019s share in the company, making it more difficult to buy the company outright, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/04\/15\/business\/twitter-poison-pill-elon-musk.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The image shared on Facebook allegedly shows a screen grab of an April 15 tweet from the former president, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s good to be back, Thanks Elon!\u201d Trump\u2019s Twitter account was suspended last year after the January 2021 Capitol riot that saw a pro-Trump mob attempt to storm Congress to stop the certification of the Electoral College, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-55597840\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC News<\/a>. The alleged tweet suggests Trump had been reinstated.<\/p>\n<p>The tweet is digitally fabricated. While some analysts have alluded to the possibility that Musk could allow Trump back on Twitter should he successfully buy the platform, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2022\/04\/07\/elon-musk-trump-twitter-free-speech-ban\/?request-id=c9948bce-1cf6-4273-96cd-141d937630b9&#038;pml=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Washington Post<\/a>, no such development has occurred yet. The former president\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter account<\/a> remains suspended for violating Twitter\u2019s rules. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/11\/26\/fact-check-donald-trump-tweet-leave-country-joe-biden-wins\/\">(RELATED: Did Donald Trump Tweet That He Would \u2018Leave The Country\u2019 If Joe Biden Wins?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump has signaled he would not likely return to the platform, even if Musk managed to restore his account, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/trump-says-probably-wont-return-twitter-if-musk-reinstates-account-2022-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business Insider<\/a>. Trump told Sirius XM\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/americanomedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Americano Media<\/a>\u201d that he \u201cprobably\u201d wouldn\u2019t return, citing his own social media platform, <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Truth Social<\/a>, and calling Twitter \u201cvery boring,\u201d the outlet reported<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact reached out to Twitter and will update this article if a response is provided.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image\u00a0shared on Facebook\u00a0claims former President Donald Trump tweeted, \u201cIt\u2019s good to be back, thanks Elon!\u201dVerdict: False The tweet has been fabricated. Trump remains suspended from the platform. 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