Following Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter Inc, a years-old fabricated tweet attributed to the billionaire has resurfaced online.
The screenshots of the tweet circulating appear to show Musk’s verified account calling then U.S. President Donald Trump a “dumbass” in reply to a tweet by Trump referring to Space X Falcon Heavy launch on Feb. 6, 2018 ( here ).
An archived version of Trump’s authentic tweet is viewable ( here ). It reads: “Congratulations @ElonMusk and @SpaceX on the successful #FalconHeavy launch. This achievement, along with @NASA’s commercial and international partners, continues to show American ingenuity at its best!”
At the time, Musk, chief executive of the aerospace company SpaceX, replied, saying: “Thank you on behalf of SpaceX. An exciting future lies ahead!” (see here ).
VERDICT
False. This screenshot allegedly showing Elon Musk calling former U.S. President Donald Trump a “dumbass” is fabricated.
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