Fact-checking Elon Musk's claims in the Oval Office

Fact-checking Elon Musk's claims in the Oval Office

Elon Musk has made a number of exaggerated or unevidenced claims during an Oval Office event alongside President Donald Trump.

Elon was high as a kite. He brought his kid probably to distract from that fact. Trump looked sullen and defeated. Whose idea was this?

Is it just me or did trump look like elon's little b*tch in that press conference yesterday? - Sara Ironside

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• Hegseth rules out NATO membership for Ukraine and says Europe must be responsible for country’s security
• Hegseth calls Ukraine’s peace goals ‘unrealistic’ in meeting with allies
• Israel calls up reservists as fears for fragile Gaza ceasefire rise
• ‘He should not be in public like this’: Grimes reacts after Elon Musk parades their son around Oval Office
• 'Without Words!' House Dem Fumes Over GOP Wanting To Raise Debt Limit By $4 Trillion During Hearing on Government Waste

Europe and Ukraine need to exclude the US from any negotiations about Ukraine's future.

The US under Trump is simply a Putin friend & an enemy of Ukraine, Europe and democracy. - Anders Aslund

Oo, Oo, Trump Is Going To Russia and Putin Will Visit the USA!
President Donald Trump said that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a “lengthy and highly productive phone call” on Wednesday morning in which they agreed to work together “very closely” on a diplomatic resolution to the war in Ukraine and to visit one another’s countries.

So let me get this straight—Putin gives Trump a prisoner, and the next day Pete Hegseth is on TV parroting Kremlin talking points about Ukraine? What exactly was included in that trade deal? - Alex Cole

Republican Shenanigans

• Government watchdogs fired by Trump sue his administration and ask a judge to reinstate them
• Pope's warning to Trump administration: It 'will end badly'
• 'It Is a Fact!' Trump Press Secretary Rages at AP For Not Calling It 'Gulf of America' When Confronted About Banning Outlet
• 'Don't Accuse Me!' Tempers Flare as CNN's Scott Jennings and Kate Bolduan Go at It Over Elon Musk
• CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Flat-Out Warns Trump Already Has US ‘Dangerously Close’ To Constitutional Crisis In Just Three Weeks

I have no problem with US drone bombs that kill tons of civilians just please don't let my tax $ pay for condoms. - John Fugelsang

40% of the USA Are Gringos Loco

A new Economist/YouGov poll found less than 40% approve of the job Elon Musk is doing with DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), while President Donald Trump is enjoying more favorable numbers.

According to polling data released on Wednesday, 46% overall approve of Trump’s job performance during his first weeks back in the White House, while 48% disapprove. The numbers of course drastically change once broken down along party lines, with 90% of Republicans approving and just 7% of Democrats feeling the same.

Musk's son calls Trump's Gaza plan, idiotic. - Andy Borowitz

Today, Elon Musk called Social Security “the largest fraud in history.” The world's richest man is coming to steal your Social Security. - Feminist News

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Rock The Voter News

• Democrats vow to fight shutdown of consumer watchdog agency
• House Democrat Introduces 'Dick Pic' of Elon Musk at Hearing in Homage to Marjorie Taylor Greene
• With public broadcasters pressured by the Trump administration, PBS shuts down its diversity office

Kremlin Names Tulsi Gabbard Employee of the Month. - Andy Borowitz

Apparently, Mitch McConnell Doesn't Want To Be Remembered As A Full-Fledged Russian Operative
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Wednesday voted against confirming former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) to serve as the nation’s top intelligence official, sending a strong message to fellow GOP senators, some of whom privately doubted her qualifications to hold the job.

For years, we all suspected Trump worked for Russia.

Today confirmed everything. - Jay in Kyiv

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Business/Tech News

• Trump dismisses inflation report, calls for lower rates
• Quarreling Republicans float plan to cut taxes, raise debt limit
• Apple Brings TV+ to Android Phones in Bid to Boost Subscribers
• Warren: Only Congress — not Trump or Musk — can 'get rid of the CFPB'

They elected a man with a golden toilet to fight wasteful spending. - Liam Nissan

So, When Will Musk/Trump Eliminate the Bureau of Labor Statistics?

Many commonly purchased goods and services got more expensive in January, driving inflation in the wrong direction and to its highest rate since June of last year.

Consumer prices rose 0.5% from December — the fastest pace since August 2023 — resulting in an annual inflation rate of 3% for the 12 months that ended in January, according to the latest Consumer Price Index data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Since everyone started calling Teslas “Swasticars” their stock is down by over 25% and Tesla sales have crashed all across Europe. So keep it up, y’all. Boycott Swasticars!

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Musk and Trump are trying to cull the herd, starting with USAID and continuing with the dismantling of our federal workers, healthcare system, consumer protection, financial systems, etc...I always felt Trump was trying to kill people during the COVID pandemic. When he suggested bleach and horse medication, I knew.

They're trying to cull the herd worldwide. Just ask the Palestinians.

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Odd News

• Scientists detect record-breaking ‘ghost particle’ in the Mediterranean Sea
• Birds-of-Paradise Glow to Attract Mates, Adding a Flashy Element to Their Impressive Courtship Displays
• NASA rover captures images of mysterious "mother-of-pearl" clouds above Mars
• 14-year-old 'human calculator' breaks 6 world records in one day
• Miss. police seek escaped emu for 'felony fleeing and disorderly conduct'

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Silver Lake in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah. Oh, that makes me want to canoe all day.

Peace.

Georgia Representative introduces bill to rename Greenland “Red, White & Blueland”

Georgia Representative introduces bill to rename Greenland “Red, White & Blueland”

GEORGIA (WJBF) – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) released a statement Tuesday after introducing a bill authorizing President Trump to...

You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender. - Pete Buttigieg

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• 'Social Security Beneficiaries Have Every Reason To Be Alarmed' By Musk's Access To U.S. Department Of Treasury Payment System
• Trump, Musk actions put America at risk of 'a form of default,' former Treasury chiefs warn
• FEMA officials fired after Musk claims they paid to house migrants in 'luxury' NYC hotels
• Pope Francis Takes Aim At JD Vance In Letter To US Bishops Protesting Trump’s 'Mass Deportations'
• Hamas Dismisses Trump Ultimatum, Calling Ceasefire Deal 'Only Way' To Guarantee Hostage Release
• Israel’s Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza if hostages aren’t released
• Jordan King Offers To Take 2000 Sick Children From Gaza
• 'I Won The Arab Population': Trump Boasts Of His Relationship With Arab Americans After Pushing to Remove Palestinians From Gaza
• Zelensky proposes swap of seized territory with Russia

Putin wants Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, the Baltics, Finland, Poland...

Trump wants Greenland, Panama and Canada.

Xi wants Taiwan.

Welcome back, imperialism. - Pekka

Voting for Trump in 2024 was like buying a ticket for the Titanic after it hit the iceberg. - Alex Cole

Dear media,

No, Trump isn’t “signaling” that he “might” ignore the courts.

He. Is. Ignoring. The. F**king. Courts.

The end.

Do your damn job. - JoJoFromJerz

Republican Shenanigans

• Steve Bannon Pleads Guilty to Defrauding MAGA Donors in Border Wall Scheme
• 'TERMINATED!' Trump Calls to End FEMA and Let States Manage Disasters for 'BIG SAVINGS'
• Jeanine Pirro Blasts Super Bowl Halftime Performer 'Kendall Lamar' Despite His Having Won 'All These Grammars'
• 'Let Me Explain It a Little Bit More Slowly': Abby Phillip Gets Fed Up With Scott Jennings for Claiming Trump Can Defy Court Orders
• Trump Insists He Doesn’t ‘Ramble’ In Rambling Response About How He Speaks: ‘I’m The Great Weaver’
• Kid Rock melts down over audience not clapping, storms off stage 
• Top Justice Department official orders prosecutors to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams

Elon Musk’s push to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau comes two weeks after he struck a deal with Visa to launch a payment app on X. Sabotaging the agency would shield him from having to follow consumer protection laws. This is why you follow the money. - Robert Reich

Uh Oh, What's Nancy Mace Setting Up For Us?
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) accused several men – including her former fiancé – of sex crimes against women and children during a lengthy speech on the House floor Monday night.
Mace also accused her state’s top law enforcement official, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson of slow-walking an investigation into the men, which his office later denied.

Wait. Is there a Nancy Mace sex tape, y’all? - Shelby

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Rock The Voter News

• Flu cases rise, over 50 deaths in Indiana
• Bird flu discovered in more than 912,000 chickens in Indiana county after outbreak in Ohio
• Democrats rally against Musk: ‘Hands off our Social Security’
• Democrats unveil state legislative map for the next election cycle, with eyes on opposing Trump's agenda and redistricting

Tell me what's funnier than right wing guys complaining about a lack of diversity for the 1st time in their lives.

They had to sit through 13 whole minutes of black people, during Black History Month. - John Fugelsang

Sanity "Temporarily" Prevails...
A federal judge in Boston has ordered a temporary pause nationwide on plans by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to substantially reduce “indirect” research payments to universities, medical centers and other recipients. 

Edward Coristine, the 19 year-old Elon Musk henchman nicknamed "Big Balls," is now working for the U.S. State Department, where he has an official email and the title of "Senior Advisor."

A reminder that  he was fired from a previous job for leaking intel.

What could go wrong? - Art Candee

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Business/Tech News

• SEC announces it will not defend climate disclosure rule
• Judge tells agencies to restore health-related webpages and data removed after Trump's executive order
• Starbucks Invests $11 Million in Costa Rica to Open New Coffee Shops
• Trump rolls back standards for water-using appliances, light bulbs

I deeply regret the U.S. decision to impose tariffs on European steel and aluminum exports. 

The EU will act to safeguard its economic interests. 

We will protect our workers, businesses and consumers. - Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission

Billionaire versus Billionaire

OpenAI CEO and founder Sam Altman threw shade Elon Musk’s way after the latter offered $97.4 billion for control of OpenAI, a move Altman theorized is to “slow us down.”

Altman spoke with Bloomberg’s The Pulse this week and he said OpenAI is not for sale.

no thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion if you want. - Sam Altman tweet

The chances of an an asteroid strike in the next decade have doubled. I find that strangely comforting.

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Odd News

• Euclid telescope captures Einstein ring revealing warping of space
• NASA selects SpaceX to launch astrophysics smallsat mission
• Fast moving exoplanet system may be the fastest ever discovered
• Dam fine: beavers save Czech treasury $1 million
• Croatia laughter museum aims to blow away the blues

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The largest mountain in our solar system, Olympus Mons is located on Mars. It's nearly the size of Arizona, with a width of 374 miles and it's over 72,000 ft (22,000 m) tall .

Peace.

'Our Democracy Is Under Siege’ Former Treasury Secretaries Write Scathing NY Times Op-Ed Warning Against DOGE's 'Threat to America'

'Our Democracy Is Under Siege’ Former Treasury Secretaries Write Scathing NY Times Op-Ed Warning Against DOGE's 'Threat to America'

Five former Treasury Secretaries issued a stark warning calling out President Donald Trump’s latest moves at the Treasury as a direct threat to American democracy’s financial backbone in a show of rising alarm.

The letter, published in The New York Times, unites Robert E. Rubin, Lawrence H. Summers, Timothy F. Geithner, Jacob J. Lew, and Janet L. Yellen—all veterans of Democratic administrations—in condemning what they describe as “arbitrary and capricious political control of federal payments.”

I never understood the musicians playing music while the Titanic sank.

Now I do. - Brian Guest

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• Trump Tells Bret Baier Palestinians Not Welcome Back to Gaza in His 'Beautiful Real Estate Development' Plan
• Trump Purges Boards of West Point and Other Service Academies 'Infiltrated by Woke Leftist Ideologues'
• Trump Tells Massive Super Bowl TV Audience That His Plans to Annex Canada Are Real: They'd Be 'Much Better Off' as '51st State'
• Trump NatSec Advisor Mike Waltz Tells NBC's Kristen Welker He's Not Aware Of 'Any Plans To Invade Canada'
• Kash Patel paid by Russian filmmaker close to Kremlin

Hold the f**k on a minute — Assistant President Poopy Pants spent $15 million taxpayer dollars to attend a single football game, but Phony Stark’s Division of DOGEbags can’t find the money to fund childhood cancer research?

Are you f**king kidding me?!? - JoJoFromJerz

My Guess: Hegseth And Musk Run Off With The Nukes!

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo that he expects to uncover “hundreds of billions” in “wasteful spending” at the Defense Department.

During an interview on Sunday Morning Futures, Hegseth told his former colleague that he welcomes Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to come help cut “wasteful spending” inside the department.

Here's to all the millionaire-at-birth racist brats,

surrounded by yes-men, 

who think America's CIA & FBI agents 

really enjoy being abused & hunted,

and would never, ever push back;

especially against billionaires

who might have things to hide. - John Fugelsang

Republican Shenanigans

• Trump Raves About Patrick Mahomes and His 'Phenomenal Wife' While Picking Chiefs to Win Super Bowl: 'She's a Trump Fan! She's a MAGA Fan!'
• Trump Taunts Taylor Swift After Super Bowl, Claims She Was 'BOOED Out of the Stadium': 'MAGA Is Very Unforgiving!'
• Trump Enters Superdome To Mix of Cheers and Jeers
• Trump Signs Proclamation For 'Gulf of America' Day On Air Force One While En Route to Super Bowl LIX
• CBS News Finds Trump With RECORD Approval Rating – 70 Percent Say President Is 'Doing What He Promised'
• Here’s the Bombshell Revealed In CBS Kamala Harris Transcript Trump is Fuming About: They Did Everything Right
• Trump Rages At Joe Biden When Asked If Security Clearance Blocking Spree Is 'Retribution'

Kendrick literally protested, and taunted America in front of the president during America’s biggest sports event. Chefs kiss. - Joy DeAngela

Poll: Americans Favor Adjusting Trump’s Medication. - Andy Borowitz

Trump Says Accepting White Refugees from South Africa Will Alleviate US’s Severe Shortage of Racists. - Andy Borowitz

Trump has terminated the head of the National Archives because she had the nerve to try to recover documents he stole. - Henry M. Rosenberg

Three Strikes And You're Out. Right? I Wish.

A third federal judge indefinitely blocked President Trump’s executive order to restrict birthright citizenship, dealing another stark blow to the controversial directive. 

U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante granted the request Monday morning but said a written order setting forth his reasoning would follow in coming days. 

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Rock The Voter News

• Democrats plot strategy in shutdown fight against Trump: ‘Not a lot of good options’
• House Democrats create a Trump-focused ‘rapid response task force’
• To watch Musk, Senate Democrats start whistleblower platform for workers

Nation Nostalgic for When Trump Had Rational Ideas like Drinking Bleach. - Andy Borowitz

Democrats Still Blaming Biden. Sheesh.
Democratic strategist David Axelrod criticized former President Biden for missing out on opportunities to reach American voters after he skipped the 2024 traditional presidential interview ahead of the Super Bowl. 

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Business/Tech News

• Trump Immediately Changes Subject When Fox Anchor Asks When Prices Will Come Down
• DOJ asks court to lift Treasury order that limits DOGE access
• Union sues Russell Vought over DOGE access to CFPB and attempts to shutter bureau
• Consumer watchdog ordered to stop fighting financial abuse and to work from home as HQ temporarily shuts down

All of these “lets stop hating each other” commercials are fucking annoying when the source of the hatred and division is sitting in the stadium with his bronzer and 34 convictions watching the game like he’s not awful. - Alisa

Penny Wise and Pound Foolish?

President Trump has ordered the U.S. Treasury to axe the “wasteful” penny during a social media rant while watching the Super Bowl in New Orleans.

“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful! I have instructed my Secretary of the U.S. Treasury to stop producing new pennies”, he wrote in an 8:30 p.m. Truth Social post Sunday.

Curious that talented athletes frequently credit God when they win, but we rarely see them blame God when they lose. - Neil deGrasse Tyson

Thou shalt not spend millions on Super Bowl ads about Jesus when you could’ve used it to feed the hungry. - godpod

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Odd News

• Earth's inner core is changing shape, scientists say
• In a cave in Poland, signs of prehistoric cannibalism
• China builds ‘planetary defence’ team as concerns grow over 2024 YR4 asteroid
• Wandering monkey blamed for nationwide power outage in Sri Lanka
• Skateboarding dog breaks human tunnel world record

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Strutting along, singing a song...

Peace.