A Facebook post claimed that Elon Musk made a statement on X saying that President-elect Donald Trump will do anything he tells him to do. However, the image is fabricated and was first shared by a Reddit user who labeled it as such. There is no evidence that Musk made the statement attributed to him. Musk has publicly supported Trump and appeared alongside him at events, but there is no proof of him claiming influence over Trump. The claim was debunked by multiple fact-checking sources.
While Musk has praised Trump and supported his re-election, not all of his recommended picks for Trump’s administration have been chosen. Trump has not always agreed with Musk’s suggestions for various positions. Musk has also been the subject of other altered images and false claims, including threats to suspend X users and derogatory remarks about Trump supporters.
The fabricated image claiming Musk’s influence over Trump is an example of “stolen satire,” where parody content is reposted as authentic. The image was originally posted on Reddit with a label indicating it was fake news. USA TODAY, Reuters, and other fact-checking sources have debunked the claim. Musk has not made any such statement on his X account, and the image is misleading.
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