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Was the X account of Celtic Punk band Dropkick Murphys suspended after they made comments about Elon Musk and MAGA hats during a concert in Boston on St. Patrick's Day, 2025? No, that's not true: The band's founder Ken Casey said they quit Twitter in 2022 after which their handle was taken over by someone pretending to be the band.…

Did Elon Musk announce that he had acquired MSNBC for $900 million to "put an end to toxic programming?" No, that's not true: A search of Musk's X account did not show this announcement from him on the days leading up to publication of the claim. As of March 14, 2025, no reliable news outlets were reporting what would have…

Did DOGE discover that the General Services Administration has been paying Michelle Obama $122,000 per month since 2009? No, that's not true: The story originated on a website named "The Dunning-Kruger Times" which has a clear disclaimer it publishes satire. It is run by a man who runs a network of sites and Facebook pages designed to trick conservatives into…

Did Elon Musk tweet "The USA needs to hold an election. Trump would lose by a landslide." on March 7, 2025? No, that's not true: The post in question does not appear on Musk's X account and it was not indexed by Google. A viral screenshot that appears to show such a post bears signs of digital manipulation. An example…

Does attorney Norm Eisen -- who sued Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for alleged illegal dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) -- have a daughter who once worked for a non-profit funded by USAID? No, that's not true: Eisen has a daughter named Tamar. But she is not the same Tamar Eisen, whose…

Did BBC News report that "Elon Musk is wasting everyone's time and money, and serves no real purpose"? No, that's not true: A search of the BBC News website on February 27, 2025, yielded no such report or headline. The broadcaster also did not post about the fake report on its social media accounts. The claim appeared in a X…

Did President Donald Trump alter or change divorce law in the U.S., ending a mandatory 50-50 equal asset split for divorced couples as claimed by viral posts and videos? No, that's not true: Splitting assets and dividing property under U.S. divorce law is regulated on a state-by-state basis and not at the federal level. There have been no news reports…

Did Elon Musk leave his son behind while exiting the stage at a January 2025 rally? No, that's not true: A video clip circulating on social media to support this assertion was edited and shortened to suggest Musk left his son behind. Uncut video footage of Musk's exit off-stage shows that he paused, turned around, and waited for his son…

Did TV monitors inside the HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) headquarters show a loop of an AI-generated video of President Trump licking the feet of Elon Musk for several minutes on February 24, 2025? Yes, that's true: HUD Secretary Scott Turner acknowledged the incident and vowed to fire whoever was responsible for the hack. A major clue the…

Did a viral post stating that the American Federation of Government Employees said that it was "cruel and disrespectful" to have to "justify job duties" accurately summarize the union's statement? No, that's not true: A widely shared post contained only the first part of the quote. In its original post, the union specifically discussed justifying job duties to an "out-of-touch,…