Monday, December 9, 2024

Yes, Elon Musk is a US citizen

Musk became a U.S. citizen in 2002 and is registered to vote in Texas, where state law bars noncitizens from registering or voting. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Mon Dec 9 2024

 
Elon Musk speaks with guests including Donald Trump Jr. and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship, in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., November 19, 2024 . Brandon Bell/Pool via REUTERS

Musk became a U.S. citizen in 2002 and is registered to vote in Texas, where state law bars noncitizens from registering or voting.

People watch the ocean after a powerful earthquake struck off the coast near Ocean Beach in San Francisco, California, U.S., December 5, 2024. REUTERS/Laure Andrillon
 

This video does not show Dec. 5 earthquake in California | Fact check

The video is miscaptioned and shows a clip that was shared online several months before the earthquake struck off the northern California coast.

Nurse practitioner Barbara Huffines administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to EMS and housekeeping employee, Brenda Moore, at the Robley Rex VA Health Center in Louisville on Dec. 22, 2020.
 

Studies show COVID-19 vaccine reduces heart attack risk | Fact check

No credible studies show COVID-19 vaccine recipients have a 500% greater chance of having a heart attack.

Elon Musk, X/Tesla CEO, arrives before the start of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senators Rounds, Heinrich And Young hosting the Inaugural Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum With Key AI Stakeholders To Help Forge Bipartisan Consensus On Legislation To Capitalize On This Transformative Technology.
 

No, Elon Musk hasn't taken over MSNBC and replaced Maddow | Fact check

Both Musk and Rogan chimed in on the hypothetical scenario on X, but there's no evidence any action has been taken to make it come to fruition.

Mar 3, 2023; National Harbor, MD, USA; Kash Patel, author of Government Gangsters, during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on March 3, 2023. Mandatory Credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY
 

'Parik Patel' is satire account, not Kash Patel's father | Fact check

The X account where the supposed comment originated is a known parody account that posts as if the user were Patel's father.

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 03: Masses of protesters gather and occupy major streets in the city center for a rally against South Korean President Park Geun-hye on December 3, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Park addressed to the nation this week that she would leave it to the Parliament to decide if she should step down from her presidency after her friend Choi Soon-sil was charged with corrupt influence over state affairs. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
 

Photo shows demonstration in Seoul in 2016, not 2024 | Fact check

The image in the posts is from December 2016 and shows protesters rallying in Seoul against then-President Park Geun-hye.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves the hotel for the airport, in West Palm Beach, Florida, on November 30, 2024. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Florida on November 29 for a dinner with Donald Trump at the president-elect's Mar-a-Lago estate, as the incoming US leader promised tariffs on Canadian imports.  The unannounced meeting comes at the end of a week that has seen Canada as well as Mexico scramble to blunt the impact of Trump's trade threats, which experts have warned could also hit US consumers hard. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)
 

Fabricated Trudeau post shows Trump falling off a cliff | Fact check

There is no record of the post on the verified account belonging to the Canadian prime minister.

Members of the NYPD Crime Scene Unit work near evidence markers placed where shell casings were found at the scene where the CEO of UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson was reportedly shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan, in New York City, US, December 4, 2024.REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
 

'Samuel H. Ide' not named suspect in NYC shooting | Fact check

No credible news or police reports have identified the suspect in the healthcare executive's killing as "Samuel H. Ide."

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