Is Elon Musk buying Facebook? Satirical article taken way too serious
By Sunanda Naik Published on 2 March 2023 6:49 PM IST
Hyderabad: An article claims that Elon Musk is buying Facebook.
The viral article is published by Topad.News24.Info on 25 February 2023 and is titled “Breaking: Elon Musk confirms he’s buying Facebook.” This news has created a lot of buzz on social media.
Screengrab-Topad.News24.Info
“Elon Musk has announced that he is purchasing Facebook for a staggering $1 trillion dollars, a move that has the IT industry buzzing,” the article states.
Mr. Musk makes headlines every now and then either due to his controversial remarks or his acquisitions. After taking over Twitter, news of him planning to buy Facebook is doing the rounds on social media.
So, is Elon Musk really buying Facebook?
FACT CHECK
NewsMeter found that the claim is a hoax.
On carefully reading the article, we found that the article has been propagated to make the reader feel like it is real news. But at the same time, at the end of the article the author adds, “Recall that this is satire and not actual news.”
From this, it is evident that the article is written in such a way that it can potentially mislead people.
