Musk Investment

Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce An AI-Powered Trading Platform On BBC News -- This Video Is Manipulated

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Did BBC News broadcast "breaking news" with guest Elon Musk who announced a new AI investment project powered by a supercomputer that closes deals with a 98 percent success rate? No, that's not true: This is a fake BBC newscast and the video footage of Musk was taken from an appearance at the EEI (Edison Electric Institute) 2023 conference. He…
Aug 10, 2023

by: Sarah Thompson
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Fact Check: British Journalist Martin Lewis Did NOT Endorse An Elon Musk Investment Project

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Did Martin Lewis, a popular British financial journalist, endorse an investment platform featuring Elon Musk? No, that's not true: Lewis himself confirmed this is a fake video. This video is a deepfake creation that used Lewis' head from a different video, changed how his lips moved and substituted fabricated audio for Lewis' voice. The authentic video of Lewis speaking on…
Aug 4, 2023

by: Kaiyah Clarke
AI-Generated
Fact Check: 'T-esla' Did NOT Launch Cryptocurrency Software Platform To 'Cure Poverty All Over The World' -- It's A Financial Scam

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Did "T-esla" release new cryptocurrency software designed to "cure poverty all over the world"? No, that's not true: This deceptive ad is not associated with Tesla or Elon Musk, the co-founder of the automotive and clean energy company. The scam also is falsely using the name Quantum Ai, a separate company that operates a cryptocurrency trading system not affiliated with…
Jan 11, 2023

by: Ed Payne
Not Musk
Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Buy Google

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Did a YouTube video reveal that Elon Musk bought the search engine giant Google? No, that's not true: The video has a clickbait title, offers no details of a sale and appeared on a YouTube channel that admits its videos are fictional and have no connection to Musk. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has no record that Google, a…
Jan 10, 2023

by: Lead Stories Staff
No Sale
Fact Check: Tesla Has NOT Launched New Cryptocurrency

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Did Tesla launch a new cryptocurrency that will rapidly turn a £200 ($240) investment into thousands in just days? No, that's not true: This deceptive ad is not associated with Tesla. Although Tesla has invested in cryptocurrency, and Dogecoin can be used to buy some Tesla products, the automotive-energy company owned by Twitter CEO Elon Musk has not created a…
Dec 22, 2022

by: Sarah Thompson
False Promises
Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Launch 'Artificial Breast Milk' During 2022 Baby Formula Shortage

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Did Bill Gates launch "artificial breast milk" during the U.S. baby formula shortage in 2022? No, that's not true: Although Gates' investment fund Breakthrough Energy Ventures is an investor in BIOMILQ, a startup that is developing lab-grown breast milk, the product has not been launched and its availability is unrelated to the nationwide shortage. The claim appeared in a Facebook…
May 18, 2022

by: Christiana Dillard
Isn't Launched

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Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce An AI-Powered Trading Platform On BBC News -- This Video Is Manipulated

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Fact Check: British Journalist Martin Lewis Did NOT Endorse An Elon Musk Investment Project

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Fact Check: 'T-esla' Did NOT Launch Cryptocurrency Software Platform To 'Cure Poverty All Over The World' -- It's A Financial Scam

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Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Buy Google

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Fact Check: Tesla Has NOT Launched New Cryptocurrency

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Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Launch 'Artificial Breast Milk' During 2022 Baby Formula Shortage

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