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FILE - Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition March 9, 2020, in Washington. On Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Musk has denied a claim of sexual misconduct by a Space X flight attendant who worked on his private jet in 2016. A report by Business Insider said SpaceX paid the woman $250,000 in severance in 2018 in exchange for her agreeing not to file a lawsuit over her claim. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Musk Denies Sexual Misconduct Allegation by Flight Attendant
  • 20 May 2022
A report by Business Insider said SpaceX paid the woman $250,000 in severance in 2018...
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Musk Denies Sexual Misconduct Allegation by Flight Attendant
FILE - CEO Elon Musk departs from the justice center in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Musk says his planned $44 billion purchase of Twitter is "temporarily on hold" pending details on spam and fake accounts on the social media platform. The announcement that the Tesla billionaire tweeted Friday, May 13, 2022 is another twist amid signs of internal turmoil over his planned buyout of Twitter. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Elon Musk Says Twitter Deal ‘Temporarily on Hold’
  • 13 May 2022
Musk, who has been vocal about his desire to clean up Twitter's problem with “spam...
  • AP News
Elon Musk Says Twitter Deal ‘Temporarily on Hold’
Elon Musk announced in an answer that he would be for the idea of unbanning former US President Donald Trump, meaning he would reverse the ban made in January 2021.
Unbanning Trump on Twitter: Elon Musk’s Full Explanation
  • 10 May 2022
"Important to listen to my full explanation," Musk later tweeted after his remarks made the...
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Unbanning Trump on Twitter: Elon Musk’s Full Explanation
A picture of Joy Behar said that Elon Musk issued a tender offer to buy The View outright for $17 and a coupon for a free appetizer at Applebee's.
Did Elon Musk Offer to Buy ABC’s ‘The View’?
  • 10 May 2022
A meme about Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the daytime talk show "The View," and an...
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Did Elon Musk Offer to Buy ABC’s ‘The View’?
There's no record that Elon Musk said the words in the quote I hate when people confuse education with intelligence or you can have a bachelor's degree and still be an idiot.
Did Musk Say ‘I Hate When People Confuse Education with Intelligence’?
  • 9 May 2022
We looked for the origins of a quote about confusing education with intelligence that has...
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Did Musk Say ‘I Hate When People Confuse Education with Intelligence’?
An email exchange between Jeffrey Epstein and Elon Musk about Ghislaine Maxwell and kung fu practice on Saturday was fake.
Did Epstein Email Elon Musk About Kung Fu Practice with Maxwell?
  • 29 April 2022
We looked for the origins of a purported email exchange between convicted sex offender Jeffrey...
  • Fact Check
Did Epstein Email Elon Musk About Kung Fu Practice with Maxwell?
FILE - The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device, Monday, April 25, 2022, in San Diego. Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition and his plans for a more hands-off approach to moderating content is clashing with ambitious new laws in Europe that are meant to protect users from disinformation, hate speech and other harmful material. Musk, who describes himself as a “free speech absolutist,” pledged to buy Twitter for $44 billion this week. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
Musk’s Twitter Ambitions to Collide with Europe’s Tech Rules
  • 27 April 2022
A hands-off approach to moderating content at Elon Musk’s Twitter could clash with ambitious new...
  • AP News
Musk’s Twitter Ambitions to Collide with Europe’s Tech Rules
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With $40B, Could Musk Have Given $1M to Every Person in the US Instead of Buying Twitter?
  • 26 April 2022
What would you do with $40 billion?
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With $40B, Could Musk Have Given $1M to Every Person in the US Instead of Buying Twitter?
Elon Musk and Ghislaine Maxwell an associate of Jeffrey Epstein both appear in a photo or picture from 2014.
Is the Elon Musk and Ghislaine Maxwell Photo Real?
  • 25 April 2022
A frequently shared picture purportedly shows Tesla CEO Elon Musk posing next to convicted sex...
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Is the Elon Musk and Ghislaine Maxwell Photo Real?
FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer media award in Berlin on Dec. 1, 2020. Musk says he has lined up $46.5 billion in financing to buy Twitter, and he’s trying to negotiate an agreement with the company. The Tesla CEO says in documents filed Thursday, April 21, 2022 with U.S. securities regulators that he’s exploring a tender offer to buy all of the social media platform’s common stock for $54.20 per share in cash. (Hannibal Hanschke/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44B and Will Privatize Company
  • 25 April 2022
Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion, promising a more...
  • AP News
Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44B and Will Privatize Company
FILE - Tesla CEO Elon Musk, left, shakes hands with XPRIZE founder and Executive Chairman Peter Diamandis during an XPRIZE presentation event in Los Angeles, May 15, 2019. From algae farming to producing a sort of artificial limestone, ideas for reducing greenhouse gas in the atmosphere are getting a funding boost from famed entrepreneur Musk. The Tesla electric vehicle and SpaceX rocket company developer is bankrolling a $100 million XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition for the most promising ways to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide by grabbing the gas right out of the air. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Algae a Winner in Elon Musk-Funded Greenhouse Gas Contest
  • 22 April 2022
From algae farming to producing a sort of artificial limestone, ideas for reducing greenhouse gas...
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Algae a Winner in Elon Musk-Funded Greenhouse Gas Contest
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Did Musk Reinstate Trump on Twitter?
  • 22 April 2022
The former president is still banned from several social media sites.
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Did Musk Reinstate Trump on Twitter?
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