Fact Check: No, Elon Musk did not tweet that he will buy – Inferse.com

Elon Musk, the billionaire head of Tesla and SpaceX, has said he has “too much work on my plate” since buying Twitter in October.Still, some social media users are claiming Musk recently tweeted that he will purchase yet another company: Snapchat.“Next I’m buying Snapchat and deleting all of the filters. Welcome back to reality ladies,” reads the text in an image posted to Facebook on Nov. 22 (direct link, archived link). The image is supposed to look as if it is a tweet from Musk.The post was shared more than 4,000 times within two weeks. Two other versions of the claim on Facebook garnered more than 1,000 shares. The claim also spread on Instagram and TikTok.But there is no record of Musk publishing the tweet, nor are there any credible news reports of him buying the instant messaging app.Follow us on Facebook! Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunksUSA TODAY reached out to Twitter, Snapchat and social media users who shared the claim for comment.The image of the tweet in the post does not include a date, but images in similar posts with the claim assert Musk tweeted the announcement on Nov. 20 and Nov. 26. Musk’s official Twitter account, however, shows
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