“Tesla1936, and Elon Musk got his inspiration from it.”
What Fact Crescendo Cambodia found
Fact Crescendo Cambodia determined that the above claim is false. The image resembling a classic car was generated using artificial intelligence technology. In reality, Nikola Tesla did not invent any car that inspired the development of Elon Musk’s Tesla Cybertruck.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Mr. Rayden (Facebook user) made this claim around 14 July 2024. Fact Crescendo Cambodia (Cambodia) looked into it and published its finding on 20 July 2024, 6 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/mister.rayden/posts/pfbid0GxczyXCJARcZ1pKq9a8RAZcRjoamqhNSQeknZB…
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02eXqjjVw8uDY4sLUHNrYGHxrUUPLkRdst…
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0jbQ4kFvPwxhg47vSVzb6hXqiXtvCSYXi7…
- Post on Xhttps://x.com/JohnBWellsCTM/status/1811998797536354543
Links recorded by Fact Crescendo Cambodia. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by Fact Crescendo Cambodia, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.
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