“Microsoft has acquired all divisions of Sony”
Social media posts
Claim dated 29 Dec 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
Neither Microsoft nor Sony has announced about any such acquisition. The news was first published by a Spanish website as a prank, which was later picked up by others and shared as news
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 December 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 April 2021, 122 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.