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did elon musk delete tweet about how safe tesla cars are

Did Elon Musk Delete a Twitter Thread On 'How Safe Tesla Cars Are'?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Mar 22, 2023 A screenshot claimed to show the deleted tweets by the tech billionaire.
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Can UK Govt. Lock Phones That Don’t Reply to or Acknowledge Emergency Alert Messages?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Mar 22, 2023 The government announced it will test a new nationwide emergency alert on April 23, 2023.
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Does Pic Show an Early 1900s Charging Station for Electric Buses?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Mar 10, 2023 The gas-powered bus "will shortly be an obsolete vehicle," an electric bus company claimed in 19 ...
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Will Posting This Notice Stop Facebook or Instagram from Making Your Posts Public?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 4, 2012 "WARNING: Everything you’ve ever posted becomes public from tomorrow!"
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Is 'Juice-Jacking' via Public USB Ports a Real Security Threat?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Nov 18, 2019 While "juice-jacking" is technically possible, the criminal practice doesn't appear to be widesp ...
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Text, Label, Paper

Does a 'New Facebook Rule' About Use of Photos Start Tomorrow?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jun 16, 2022 "Don’t forget tomorrow starts the new Facebook rule where they can use your photos," the viral p ...
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Meta did not announce plans that they will soon begin charging people this summer to use Facebook.

'Facebook Will Start Charging This Summer' Is an Old Hoax

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Oct 14, 2022 Meta has never announced any plans that they would start charging users to be on Facebook.
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Is This a Real Picture of Jeff Bezos in Amazon's Office in 1999?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb 27, 2023 The company had recently expanded to sell other items beyond books.
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Did Amazon’s Alexa Predict WWIII Will Begin in November 2023?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb 21, 2023 A viral video supposedly shows the voice assistant foretelling the start of the war with a Russi ...
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No, Mark Zuckerberg Did Not Beg Elon Musk To Buy Facebook

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb 13, 2023 He did not call him “mighty Elon,” either.
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ChatGPT would not write a poem admiring Donald Trump but successfully did draft one for Joe Biden.

ChatGPT Declines Request for Poem Admiring Trump, But Biden Query Is Successful

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan 31, 2023 The artificial intelligence tool sources material from "a vast database of digital books, online ...
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The idea that Elon Musk bought GM is a false rumor.

Did Elon Musk Buy GM?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan 26, 2023 "Elon Musk just announced he is buying General Motors," one YouTube video falsely claimed.
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Does a Sony Patent Propose Viewers Skip Commercials by Yelling Brand Names at TV?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jan 16, 2023 "System for converting television commercials into interactive networked video games" doesn't qu ...
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Elon Musk had not bought Google nor had he announced plans to buy the company.

Did Elon Musk Buy Google?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan 9, 2023 We looked for the origins of a rumor that claimed Twitter owner Elon Musk was pictured shaking h ...
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Did Elon Musk Say He Would Step Down as Twitter CEO?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Dec 21, 2022 He added some key caveats to the announcement.
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Elon Musk on free speech

Did Elon Musk Once Say He Hoped Even His ‘Worst Critics’ Remain on Twitter?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Dec 16, 2022 In December 2022, Twitter banned the accounts of several top journalists.
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Was Elon Musk Fired from PayPal?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Dec 15, 2022 “It’s not a good idea to leave the office when a lot of major things are underway,” he once said.
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Does a Singapore Train Have Windows that Automatically Blind Near Residential Blocks?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Dec 14, 2022 A video that frequently goes viral shows the privacy-saving technology in action.
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Did Australia Enact a 'Social Credit System' for Internet Access?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Dec 13, 2022 The claims went viral in December 2022, but stem from an out-of-date television news segment tha ...
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Was Paris Hilton Wearing an 'Anti-Paparazzi' Scarf That Obscures Flash Photography?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Dec 13, 2022 For almost $300, you can ruin anyone's picture.
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