{"id":2300993,"date":"2024-07-19T14:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T18:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-elon-musk-pull-funding-from-tractor-supply\/"},"modified":"2024-07-19T14:01:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T18:01:21","slug":"did-elon-musk-withdraw-funding-from-tractor-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-elon-musk-withdraw-funding-from-tractor-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Elon Musk withdraw funding from Tractor Supply?"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fdid-elon-musk-withdraw-funding-from-tractor-supply%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=2300993&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--><p>The \u200dsummary is about a false claim shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-authorities-searching-for-former-nfl-running-back-zac-stacy-following-alleged-violent-beating-of-ex-girlfriend\/\" title=\"REPORT: Authorities Searching For Former NFL Running Back Zac Stacy Following Alleged Violent Beating Of Ex-Girlfriend\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> alleging<\/a> that Tesla CEO \u200bElon Musk pulled funding from Tractor Supply Co. after they announced a \u2062diversity, equity,\u2063 and inclusion plan. The claim originates from a satirical website and is\u2064 inaccurate. Musk recently endorsed former President Donald Trump for president and pledged $45 million a month to the\u200d cause.\u2064 The post shared on Facebook included an image of Musk\u200d and a Tractor Supply Co. storefront\u200b with text stating, &#8220;not a single penny to woke organizations.&#8221; Musk did not pull \u200bfunding from Tractor Supply Co., and the claim is \u2063false.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" tabindex=\"1\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" spellcheck=\"false\" aria-label=\"Message Body\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-owns=\":629\" aria-controls=\":629\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n<p>A post&nbsp;<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=319262521246713&amp;set=a.310316568807975\">shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whos-really-to-blame-for-misinformation-online\/\" title=\"Who\u2019s Really\u00a0To Blame For Misinformation Online?\u00a0\">social media&#038;nbsp<\/a>;<\/a><\/u>purports that Tesla CEO Elon Musk pulled funding from Tractor Supply Co. after they announced a diversity, equity and inclusion plan.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim stems from a satirical website.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Musk recently endorsed former President Donald Trump for president, pledging $45 million a month to the cause,<span>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/elon-musk-donate-45m-month-pro-trump-super-pac-endorsement-former-president-report\">Fox Business<\/a><span>&nbsp;<\/span>reported. This comes after the billionaire said he was not going to donate to either candidate, but outlets have reported that Musk and Trump have become &ldquo;more friendly&rdquo; recently, according to the article.<\/p>\n<p>A post shared on Facebook alleges that Musk pulled millions from the Tractor Supply Co after the DEI announcement. The post shared an image that features Musk and a Tractor Supply Co. storefront. Text on the image reads in part, &ldquo;not a single penny to woke organizations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The caption reads, &ldquo;Elon Musk Pulls Funding from Tractor Supply Co.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The claim is inaccurate. There is no<span>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=elon+musk+funding+tractor+supply+company&amp;client=safari&amp;sca_esv=e59d9031b627fbb2&amp;rls=en&amp;ei=qpSWZuH8OL2XwbkP8Mit0AE&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjh-fTv8quHAxW9SzABHXBkCxoQ4dUDCA4&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=elon+musk+funding+tractor+supply+company&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiKGVsb24gbXVzayBmdW5kaW5nIHRyYWN0b3Igc3VwcGx5IGNvbXBhbnkyCBAhGKABGMMESI4tUABY8ClwAHgAkAEAmAF4oAHmCqoBBDEyLjO4AQPIAQD4AQGYAg-gAsoLwgIIEAAYgAQYogTCAgoQIRigARjDBBgKwgIIEAAYogQYiQWYAwCSBwM5LjagB-wp&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\">credible news report<\/a><span>&nbsp;<\/span>that Musk pulled funding for the company. The claim stems from a satirical news outlet called<span>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/esspots.com\/breaking-elon-musk-pulls-funding-from-tractor-supply-co-not-a-single-penny-to-woke-organizations\/\">Esspots<\/a>. The article claims that Musk announced his suspension of funds on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>The website shares a<span>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/esspots.com\/about-us\/\">disclaimer<\/a><span>&nbsp;<\/span>that identifies the site as parody, &ldquo;Our team of writers and editors is dedicated to bringing you the latest and greatest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">fake news<\/a> and absurdity, all with a healthy dose of humor and satire.&rdquo; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/03\/fact-check-gina-carano-win-115-million-case-disney\/\">(RELATED: Did Gina Carano Win $115 Million In Court Case Against Disney?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, there is no record of Musk announcing he was defunding Tractor Supply on<span>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\">social media<\/a>.<span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tractor Supply Co. did announce a diversity, equity and inclusion plan, but has since abandoned&nbsp;the idea, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/11\/business\/tractor-supply-dei-climate-lgbtq\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time misinformation about a public figure has been spread online. Check Your Fact recently <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/16\/fact-check-no-taylor-swift-did-not-announce-her-retirement\/\">debunked<\/a> a claim Taylor Swift announced her retirement.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A social media post falsely claims that Elon Musk pulled funding from Tractor Supply Co. after they announced a diversity, equity, and inclusion plan. The claim originated from a satirical website and there is no credible news report to support it. Musk recently endorsed former President Donald Trump and pledged $45 million a month to his cause. Musk has not made any public announcements about defunding Tractor Supply Co. and the company has since abandoned their diversity, equity, and inclusion plan. This misinformation is not the first time false claims about public figures have been spread online<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1245,"featured_media":2300994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-11T095804Z_845405801_RC2C91AHHRPC_RTRMADP_3_TESLA-AUTOPILOT-LAWSUITS-scaled-e1712686860391.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32192,6513,10467,6734,33203],"class_list":["post-2300993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-elon-musk","tag-funding","tag-stocks","tag-tesla","tag-tractor-supply"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-11T095804Z_845405801_RC2C91AHHRPC_RTRMADP_3_TESLA-AUTOPILOT-LAWSUITS-scaled-e1712686860391.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2300993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1245"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2300993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2300993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2300994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2300993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2300993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2300993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}