“Elon Musk wrote on X that “without CEOs, the world would not be able to function” and “America will be destitute without us.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 5 Dec 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
A search of Elon Musk’s X posts since Dec. 4 revealed no posts in which Musk said that "without CEOs, the world would not be able to function."
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 December 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 December 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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