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Search results for "Elon Musk once jokingly offered to end World Hunger, asking how much it would cost"

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Instagram posts stated on November 24, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“Rachel Maddow MELTS DOWN over Elon Musk posting memes about buying MSNBC.”
By Caleb McCullough• November 25, 2024
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
Larry Kudlow stated on March 04, 2025 in on-air remarks:
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is “polling very well. It’s very popular.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2025
Facebook posts stated on December 10, 2024 in a post on Facebook:
“Elon Musk unveils a $100 Tesla tablet that will revolutionize the technological world.”
By Madison Czopek• December 18, 2024
Facebook posts stated on November 19, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Says Elon Musk said, “The $299 Tesla phone will be the end of the iPhone.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 21, 2024
Facebook posts stated on November 16, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“Elon Musk: 'I Am Releasing Tesla's $7,000 NEW Car That Runs On PURE Solar Power!’”
By Maria Briceño• November 19, 2024
Elon Musk stated on February 10, 2025 in an X post:
“FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants… That money is meant for American disaster relief.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 14, 2025
Bloggers stated on September 06, 2022 in a blog post:
“The U.S. & Elon Musk reveal new hypersonic jet to help Ukraine.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 7, 2022
X posts stated on April 25, 2022 in a tweet:
Elon Musk suspended Bill Gates from Twitter.
By Bill McCarthy• April 27, 2022
Threads posts stated on September 12, 2024 in a post on Threads:
An image shows Travis Kelce responding to Elon Musk X post that followed Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris.
By Madison Czopek• September 13, 2024
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
X posts stated on April 06, 2025 in a post:
Photos and videos show Washington, D.C., protests against White House adviser Elon Musk are “staged & paid — bussed in, scripted, clocked out.”
By Grace Abels• April 11, 2025
Facebook posts stated on November 04, 2024 in a post:
“Elon Musk is taking sustainable technology to the next level with the Tesla Water Engine.”
By Caleb McCullough• November 12, 2024
Bernie Sanders stated on June 12, 2026 in an X post:
"Today, Elon Musk, a trillionaire, pays the same amount into Social Security as someone making $184,500."
By Caleb McCullough• June 17, 2026
Facebook posts stated on December 08, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Elon Musk announcing he’s giving away free gold bars.
By Sara Swann• December 12, 2023
Facebook posts stated on March 06, 2025 in a post:
Elon Musk “launches a public campaign to terminate ‘The View.’”
By Grace Abels• March 17, 2025
Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2014 in a post on Facebook:
"For the cost of the Iraq War we could’ve ended world hunger for 30 years."
By Jon Greenberg• June 24, 2014
Facebook posts stated on October 15, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“Breaking news: Elon Musk endorses Caitlin Clark, will soon donate $10 million: ‘You are the pride of America, I support you.’”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 23, 2024
Viral image stated on January 02, 2025 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows Elon Musk and Taylor Swift visiting “production facilities” for an energy-saving device.
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 15, 2025
Facebook posts stated on February 08, 2025 in Facebook posts:
Elon Musk spent $40 million to buy five Super Bowl Commercial ads to promote DOGE.
By Sofia Ahmed• February 13, 2025

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By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023

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

Are 150-year-old Americans receiving Social Security checks, as Elon Musk said?

By Louis Jacobson• February 17, 2025

'An environment of distrust': How Elon Musk amplifies falsehoods about immigration, 2024 voting

By Amy Sherman• April 2, 2024

Anonymous X account shares falsehoods to Elon Musk, top US officials. What we know about 'Amuse'

By Madison Czopek• March 31, 2025

Fact-checking social media posts claiming instant policy victories for Donald Trump

By Jeff Cercone, Louis Jacobson• November 15, 2024

Fact-checking Donald Trump as DOGE adviser Elon Musk leaves White House

By Madison Czopek, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• May 30, 2025

Is Elon Musk under federal investigation? Here’s what we know

By Michael Majchrowicz• November 11, 2022

Do Elon Musk and DOGE have power to cut spending, close agencies?

By Louis Jacobson• February 7, 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

Is the United States turning into an oligarchy? What scholars say about Joe Biden’s warning

By Samantha Putterman• January 22, 2025

Elon Musk claims ‘massive' Social Security fraud. How much money is actually lost to fraud, waste?

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 12, 2025

2 weeks, 450+ posts: How Elon Musk uses his X profile to push FEMA, immigration, voting falsehoods

By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2024

Claims about Politico, ‘DEI musical’ and USAID spending distort the facts

By Caleb McCullough• February 7, 2025

Meta ending third-party fact-checking partnership with US partners, including PolitiFact

By Rebecca Catalanello, Katie Sanders• January 7, 2025

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By Madison Czopek• July 10, 2025

Ask PolitiFact: Is the State Department about to pay Tesla $400 million for Cybertrucks? No

By Louis Jacobson• February 13, 2025

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By Jeff Cercone• March 7, 2025

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