Fact ChecksOriginated as Satire
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Written by: Nur Ibrahim
April 3, 2023
Elon Musk becomes an April Fools Day joke.
Written by: Damakant Jayshi
April 1, 2023
A tweet with the claim attracted over 26,000 likes and over 821,000 views as of this writing.
Written by: David Emery
March 10, 2023
Twitter's CEO is a prolific, influential, and sometimes careless tweeter, which makes him a targ ...
Written by: David Emery
March 5, 2023
The claim originated with a Twitter account known for fabricating breaking news stories.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 3, 2023
A couple of things seem off here.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Feb. 22, 2023
The person who made the video said it was a parody.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 21, 2023
He is an 80-year-old president, not a superhero.
Written by: David Emery
Feb. 19, 2023
Hint: Goldie Hawn was born in 1945; DJ Goldie was born 20 years later.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 22, 2022
A number of high-profile accounts shared the fabricated list as if it were real.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 24, 2023
According to a report, the bill change was happening "in celebration of the 100th anniversary of ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 16, 2023
Following the release of Prince Harry's memoir "Spare," the "I've got your nose" gag got royal i ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 4, 2023
Users responded to the tweet with the belief that its author was serious. However, that was not ...
Written by: David Emery
Dec. 18, 2022
A fake tweet compared "banning reporters I don't like" to journalists being murdered in other co ...
Written by: David Emery
Nov. 28, 2022
The parody headline was even shared — without disclaimer — by Elon Musk himself.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Nov. 17, 2022
While this might appear to be "obvious" satire, some Instagram commenters apparently believed th ...
Written by: David Emery
Nov. 13, 2022
We've seen bad Thanksgiving turkey recipes in our time, but this one really, really blows.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Nov. 7, 2022
This was not a real tweet from Musk. It originated from a Twitter account that claims to publish ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 4, 2022
"When I said I supported equal voting rights, I meant men shouldn't vote either," Mussolini has ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 25, 2014
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 28, 2014
Don't believe this. Just watch.
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