1 People 11343 Fact-checks 3768 Articles People (1) Elon Musk Fact-checks (11343) Instagram posts stated on November 04, 2021 in a post: "Elon Musk to donate $250 billion for reparations to African Americans in U.S." By Monique Curet• November 5, 2021 Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows that “George Soros is going bankrupt.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 20, 2023 Threads posts stated on November 17, 2024 in Threads posts: “Elon Musk has $180 Billion and there are 8B people on earth. If he gave us each $1B he’d still have $172B left.” By Sofia Ahmed• November 18, 2024 Instagram posts stated on December 02, 2022 in an Instagram post: Elon Musk said, “I predict that I will buy tomorrow the entire Meta company.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 20, 2022 Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2022 in a Facebook post: "With 40 billion dollars, Elon Musk could have given each of the 330M people living in America a million dollars and still had $7B left over.” By Jeff Cercone• April 28, 2022 Mario Nawfal stated on February 09, 2025 in an X post: Former USAID Administrator Samantha Power’s net worth “skyrocketed” from $6.7 million to $30 million in three years. By Loreben Tuquero• February 14, 2025 Viral image stated on June 03, 2024 in a Threads post: “Elon Musk invests $1 billion in Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg’s new un-woke production studio.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 6, 2024 Viral image stated on September 30, 2024 in a Threads post: Says Elon Musk said on X, “Go to my crypto project.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 3, 2024 Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows Elon Musk promising $45,000 in Canadian currency for participating Canadian citizens. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 21, 2023 Facebook posts stated on October 09, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Donald Trump is back on Twitter,” thanks to Elon Musk. By Sara Swann• October 10, 2022 Threads posts stated on November 04, 2024 in a post: “Mark Cuban’s net worth takes a $1 billion hit after controversial endorsement” of Kamala Harris By Grace Abels• November 6, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2025 in in a Facebook post: Elon Musk said “Tesla is finished” and needs “drastic changes immediately.” By Claire Cranford• March 26, 2025 Instagram posts stated on November 04, 2022 in Instagram post: “DISGRUNTLED EX-EMPLOYEE? Twitter CEO Elon Musk's account is presently suspended.” By Michael Majchrowicz• November 7, 2022 Viral image stated on September 06, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Elon Musk to fund new anti-woke show featuring Tucker Carlson.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 12, 2024 Threads posts stated on December 09, 2024 in a Threads post: Elon Musk criticized the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter on X, saying, “It’s disgusting how everyone is turning this guy into some kind of folk hero.” By Sofia Ahmed• December 10, 2024 Threads posts stated on November 28, 2024 in a photo: “Elon Musk is not a citizen of the United States.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• December 5, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows “Elon Musk and the Dubai billionaire have unveiled new software called ‘Quantum AI.’” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 17, 2023 Threads posts stated on October 20, 2024 in a Threads post: “Elon Musk reportedly eyeing CNN acquisition: ‘I’ll fix the media, one network at a time.’” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 24, 2024 Facebook posts stated on February 02, 2025 in a Facebook post: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “just threw the whole Ukraine money laundering operation under the bus … by stating he’s received less than half of the over $177 billion in aid sent by the United States.” By Caleb McCullough• February 5, 2025 Facebook posts stated on February 23, 2025 in a post: It’s “official” that President Donald Trump is signing an “order from Elon Musk giving taxpayers who have filed their 2024 tax returns a stimulus check for $5,000.” By Sara Swann• February 26, 2025 Articles (3768) Is Elon Musk under federal investigation? Here’s what we know By Michael Majchrowicz• November 11, 2022 Is the United States turning into an oligarchy? What scholars say about Joe Biden’s warning By Samantha Putterman• January 22, 2025 Trump and Musk’s public attacks on each other add to questions about DOGE’s accomplishments, future By Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman• June 5, 2025 2 weeks, 450+ posts: How Elon Musk uses his X profile to push FEMA, immigration, voting falsehoods By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: Could Elon Musk’s assassination ‘jokes’ compromise security clearance? By Madison Czopek• September 25, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump as DOGE adviser Elon Musk leaves White House By Madison Czopek, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• May 30, 2025 How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023 Elon Musk claims ‘massive' Social Security fraud. How much money is actually lost to fraud, waste? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 12, 2025 On Facebook, Elon Musk is an invention superhero. But many of these posts are made-up and feature AI By Loreben Tuquero• November 20, 2024 How does the US spend taxpayer money? What to know as DOGE, Elon Musk look for cuts By Louis Jacobson• February 24, 2025 Analysis: How PolitiFact fact-checked 2024 election claims on vote counting, mail ballots, machines By Jeff Cercone, Loreben Tuquero• November 26, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: Is the State Department about to pay Tesla $400 million for Cybertrucks? No By Louis Jacobson• February 13, 2025 Trump, Musk claim government 'fraud' without showing proof. How common is federal fraud, abuse? By Claire Cranford, Amy Sherman• February 13, 2025 Elon Musk’s chart doesn’t prove millions of centenarians fraudulently get Social Security benefits By Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman• February 21, 2025 'An environment of distrust': How Elon Musk amplifies falsehoods about immigration, 2024 voting By Amy Sherman• April 2, 2024 Fact-check: Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘fighting oligarchy tour’ By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• March 21, 2025 Readers’ Choice: Vote for the 2024 Lie of the Year! By PolitiFact Staff • December 4, 2024 Elon Musk calls for accountability in media, donates to PolitiFact By Josie Hollingsworth• May 24, 2018 Do Elon Musk and DOGE have power to cut spending, close agencies? By Louis Jacobson• February 7, 2025 Elon Musk’s ‘mind-blowing’ chart isn’t new: People with work permits get Social Security numbers By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 2, 2025
Instagram posts stated on November 04, 2021 in a post: "Elon Musk to donate $250 billion for reparations to African Americans in U.S." By Monique Curet• November 5, 2021 Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows that “George Soros is going bankrupt.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 20, 2023 Threads posts stated on November 17, 2024 in Threads posts: “Elon Musk has $180 Billion and there are 8B people on earth. If he gave us each $1B he’d still have $172B left.” By Sofia Ahmed• November 18, 2024 Instagram posts stated on December 02, 2022 in an Instagram post: Elon Musk said, “I predict that I will buy tomorrow the entire Meta company.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 20, 2022 Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2022 in a Facebook post: "With 40 billion dollars, Elon Musk could have given each of the 330M people living in America a million dollars and still had $7B left over.” By Jeff Cercone• April 28, 2022 Mario Nawfal stated on February 09, 2025 in an X post: Former USAID Administrator Samantha Power’s net worth “skyrocketed” from $6.7 million to $30 million in three years. By Loreben Tuquero• February 14, 2025 Viral image stated on June 03, 2024 in a Threads post: “Elon Musk invests $1 billion in Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg’s new un-woke production studio.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 6, 2024 Viral image stated on September 30, 2024 in a Threads post: Says Elon Musk said on X, “Go to my crypto project.” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 3, 2024 Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows Elon Musk promising $45,000 in Canadian currency for participating Canadian citizens. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 21, 2023 Facebook posts stated on October 09, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Donald Trump is back on Twitter,” thanks to Elon Musk. By Sara Swann• October 10, 2022 Threads posts stated on November 04, 2024 in a post: “Mark Cuban’s net worth takes a $1 billion hit after controversial endorsement” of Kamala Harris By Grace Abels• November 6, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2025 in in a Facebook post: Elon Musk said “Tesla is finished” and needs “drastic changes immediately.” By Claire Cranford• March 26, 2025 Instagram posts stated on November 04, 2022 in Instagram post: “DISGRUNTLED EX-EMPLOYEE? Twitter CEO Elon Musk's account is presently suspended.” By Michael Majchrowicz• November 7, 2022 Viral image stated on September 06, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Elon Musk to fund new anti-woke show featuring Tucker Carlson.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 12, 2024 Threads posts stated on December 09, 2024 in a Threads post: Elon Musk criticized the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter on X, saying, “It’s disgusting how everyone is turning this guy into some kind of folk hero.” By Sofia Ahmed• December 10, 2024 Threads posts stated on November 28, 2024 in a photo: “Elon Musk is not a citizen of the United States.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• December 5, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows “Elon Musk and the Dubai billionaire have unveiled new software called ‘Quantum AI.’” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 17, 2023 Threads posts stated on October 20, 2024 in a Threads post: “Elon Musk reportedly eyeing CNN acquisition: ‘I’ll fix the media, one network at a time.’” By Ciara O'Rourke• October 24, 2024 Facebook posts stated on February 02, 2025 in a Facebook post: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “just threw the whole Ukraine money laundering operation under the bus … by stating he’s received less than half of the over $177 billion in aid sent by the United States.” By Caleb McCullough• February 5, 2025 Facebook posts stated on February 23, 2025 in a post: It’s “official” that President Donald Trump is signing an “order from Elon Musk giving taxpayers who have filed their 2024 tax returns a stimulus check for $5,000.” By Sara Swann• February 26, 2025
Is Elon Musk under federal investigation? Here’s what we know By Michael Majchrowicz• November 11, 2022 Is the United States turning into an oligarchy? What scholars say about Joe Biden’s warning By Samantha Putterman• January 22, 2025 Trump and Musk’s public attacks on each other add to questions about DOGE’s accomplishments, future By Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman• June 5, 2025 2 weeks, 450+ posts: How Elon Musk uses his X profile to push FEMA, immigration, voting falsehoods By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: Could Elon Musk’s assassination ‘jokes’ compromise security clearance? By Madison Czopek• September 25, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump as DOGE adviser Elon Musk leaves White House By Madison Czopek, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• May 30, 2025 How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023 Elon Musk claims ‘massive' Social Security fraud. How much money is actually lost to fraud, waste? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 12, 2025 On Facebook, Elon Musk is an invention superhero. But many of these posts are made-up and feature AI By Loreben Tuquero• November 20, 2024 How does the US spend taxpayer money? What to know as DOGE, Elon Musk look for cuts By Louis Jacobson• February 24, 2025 Analysis: How PolitiFact fact-checked 2024 election claims on vote counting, mail ballots, machines By Jeff Cercone, Loreben Tuquero• November 26, 2024 Ask PolitiFact: Is the State Department about to pay Tesla $400 million for Cybertrucks? No By Louis Jacobson• February 13, 2025 Trump, Musk claim government 'fraud' without showing proof. How common is federal fraud, abuse? By Claire Cranford, Amy Sherman• February 13, 2025 Elon Musk’s chart doesn’t prove millions of centenarians fraudulently get Social Security benefits By Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman• February 21, 2025 'An environment of distrust': How Elon Musk amplifies falsehoods about immigration, 2024 voting By Amy Sherman• April 2, 2024 Fact-check: Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘fighting oligarchy tour’ By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• March 21, 2025 Readers’ Choice: Vote for the 2024 Lie of the Year! By PolitiFact Staff • December 4, 2024 Elon Musk calls for accountability in media, donates to PolitiFact By Josie Hollingsworth• May 24, 2018 Do Elon Musk and DOGE have power to cut spending, close agencies? By Louis Jacobson• February 7, 2025 Elon Musk’s ‘mind-blowing’ chart isn’t new: People with work permits get Social Security numbers By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 2, 2025
