{"id":1455719,"date":"2022-04-27T15:44:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T19:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455719"},"modified":"2022-04-27T15:44:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T19:44:54","slug":"fact-check-did-elon-musk-publish-this-tweet-saying-he-would-be-deleting-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-elon-musk-publish-this-tweet-saying-he-would-be-deleting-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Elon Musk Publish This Tweet Saying He Would Be Deleting Twitter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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-elon-musk-publish-this-tweet-saying-he-would-be-deleting-twitter%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=1455719&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=10225147372725519&#038;id=1055743527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> allegedly shows a tweet from Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk about deleting Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The tweet has been digitally fabricated. There is no evidence Musk published such a tweet.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion April 25, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/04\/25\/1094671225\/elon-musk-bought-twitter-plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR<\/a>. The CEO is seeking to take the company private and is also looking to loosen the rules of engagement on the platform, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=10225147372725519&#038;id=1055743527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">image<\/a> appears to show a tweet published by Musk on the day he purchased Twitter. \u201cNow that I bought Twitter, I\u2019m deleting it,\u201d the alleged tweet reads. \u201cFB is next. Go outside and enjoy your life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence Musk published this tweet. The alleged tweet does not appear on his verified <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=deleting%20it%20(from%3Aelonmusk)&#038;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> account, nor on <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220425215423\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archived versions<\/a> of his account. There are no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Elon+Musk+Facebook&#038;sxsrf=APq-WBv7xFtD4TGl6twd_7XtVgltch96UQ%3A1651027714516&#038;ei=Aq9oYqrvHsOxggfch6KIAQ&#038;ved=0ahUKEwiq-L_DnbP3AhXDmOAKHdyDCBEQ4dUDCA4&#038;uact=5&#038;oq=Elon+Musk+Facebook&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyCggAELEDEIMBEEMyCwgAEIAEELEDEIMBMgoIABCxAxCDARBDMgsIABCABBCxAxCDATIECAAQAzIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgsIABCABBCxAxCDATIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEOgcIABBHELADOgcIIxCwAhAnOgYIABAHEB5KBAhBGABKBAhGGABQnAtY_Q5gxRVoAnABeACAAUqIAdICkgEBNZgBAKABAcgBCMABAQ&#038;sclient=gws-wiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news reports<\/a> suggesting Musk is seeking to buy Facebook or delete Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/about.facebook.com\/media-gallery\/executives\/mark-zuckerberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Zuckerberg<\/a>, the founder of Facebook, is still listed as the CEO and chairman of Meta, the platform\u2019s parent company. Musk is not listed anywhere on the company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/about.facebook.com\/media-gallery\/executives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">executive page<\/a>. There are no posts on Meta\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/about.fb.com\/?s=Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">newsroom<\/a> webpage suggesting a bid has been made to purchase the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not accurate,\u201d said Adrian Zamora, a Twitter spokesperson, in an email to Check Your Fact when asked about the alleged tweet from Musk.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/04\/11\/fact-check-elon-musk-twitter-cnn-report-free-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did CNN Air A Chyron Stating Elon Musk Could \u2018Threaten Free Speech On Twitter\u2019?)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Musk has been the subject of misinformation. Last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/03\/10\/fact-check-elon-musk-tesla-factory-explosion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check Your Fact<\/a> debunked a viral claim that alleged he died in a Tesla factory explosion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook allegedly shows a tweet from Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk about deleting Twitter.Verdict: False The tweet has been digitally fabricated. 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