Fact Check: Musk has not announced plans to buy Snapchat, viral screenshot is fake

Had Elon Musk announced his intentions to buy Snapchat on Twitter, it would have made headlines in the mainstream media.Kolkata,UPDATED: Nov 25, 2022 22:43 ISTBy Riddhish Dutta: Twitter has been in the news for all the wrong reasons since Elon Musk bought the social media company. Musk’s policy changes have been criticised by ex-employees, users of the site, politicians, and more. As the future of the website hangs by a thread, many online have begun claiming that Musk is now eyeing another social media app: Snapchat. Many shared a screenshot of a tweet allegedly made by Musk. It read, “Next I’m buying Snapchat and deleting all the filters. Welcome back to reality, ladies.”This screenshot was shared by many on Facebook and Twitter . It was even reported as news on the website Modern Ghana. AFWA’s investigation, however, found that the screenshot of the tweet is a fake one. Musk has not made such an announcement. AFWA PROBEHad Elon Musk announced his intentions to buy Snapchat on Twitter, it would have made headlines in the mainstream media. We, however, could not find any relevant reports from reputable media outlets. Subsequently, we checked Musk’s Twitter account. Per the viral screenshot, Musk tweeted
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