[Politics] Musk (real life Bond villain planning world domination) needs a thread.

[pb21]

If its true it isn't far right, the word you are looking for is facts.

Didn't Musk himself post stills from a Batman movie as PROOF of an armed Islamic revolution in Birmingham hospitals?

 

[Triggaaar]

Didn't Musk himself post stills from a Batman movie as PROOF of an armed Islamic revolution in Birmingham hospitals?

He did post fake images, but they weren't from a Batman film

 

[Bodian]

So you are saying you dont know how to fact check?

Sigh.
Facebook ends censorship. 3 words.

Google Search

Why did Mark Zuckerberg end Facebook and Instagram’s factchecking program?

The social media giant enters a more partisan political era as its CEO pursues Donald Trump’s approval

www.theguardian.com

Of course the Guardian calls it "Fact checking".

I know how to fact-check thanks. But the thing is - when I try and fact-check or verify the stuff you say, I cannot find much, if anything. Look at recently when I asked you for evidence of the fraud Musk has found. You eventually provided a link that listed mainly 'Musk is a Fraud' articles and didn't back up your statement at all.

You said Musk developed Paypal - I fact-checked that and find that he didn't really. @maffew put it quite neatly just above.

He really didn't. He was feck all to do with it until a merger with Musks x.com before it was twitter, a couple of years after paypal was built. Certainly didn't develop it, the platform was built before by Confinity and some smart engineers.

You ought to fact check what you post tbh otherwise sound a bit like Trump, spouting waffle. It won't wash with most on here

And therefore we have to come back to you for your obscure random links and 'evidence'.

 

[AstroSloth]

I’m assuming you can evidence this statement?

He claimed that the fact X has complied with more censorship requests than Twitter ever did is irrelevant when it comes to free speech because it is mainly in countries like Turkiye.

Which makes no sense, surely a true free speech platform would ESPECIALLY want to keep free speech for those in less democratic nations, rather than complying.

Also never commented about the fact the prefix "cis" is restricted on X, simply because Elon is a man baby who doesn't like being called a cis-male (which is an accurate description).

 

[pb21]

He did post fake images, but they weren't from a Batman film

Didn't know that, do you know where the image was from?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Didn't know that, do you know where the image was from?

They were AI.

 

[Guinness Boy]

You can look it up right?

I've wasted to much time on petty attacks, paywall/firewall blah blah blah. This is not a civil environment, I will not dance to your tune or anyone else's so the other 5 posts wont get a response. I'm of to read football threads.

Fella. It’s time to shit or get off the pot. If you can’t back your claims with evidence when challenged you’re trolling.

 

[Crawley Dingo]

I have fact checked this and found they reported it as “fact checking” because Zuckerberg called them “fact checkers” when he announced they were being laid off.

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Here’s the video.

Well he is not going to call them "My censors" is he? As for the guardian its how I expect them to behave also.

 

[Crawley Dingo]

Didn't Musk himself post stills from a Batman movie as PROOF of an armed Islamic revolution in Birmingham hospitals?

He withdrew the posts when it was shown as fake.

 

[Crawley Dingo]

I know how to fact-check thanks. But the thing is - when I try and fact-check or verify the stuff you say, I cannot find much, if anything. Look at recently when I asked you for evidence of the fraud Musk has found. You eventually provided a link that listed mainly 'Musk is a Fraud' articles and didn't back up your statement at all.

There has been various examples given, total amounts like upcoming arrests etc are in the pipeline. Be patient, Trumps been in office 2 months and already Elon has gutted one agency already and has been in a few others.

All the non fraudulent spending has been re-instated and moved.

 

[Crawley Dingo]

Fella. It’s time to shit or get off the pot. If you can’t back your claims with evidence when challenged you’re trolling.

Nope I have already stated that if I'm getting 4 responses to my every post I make I'm not backing them all up with links only to have snide remarks about the source while ignoring the evidence. etc. Nobody else is held to that standard so on your bike.

Oh and if you are looking for an excuse to kick me out of this thread have the decency to post it so people don't keep pointlessly tagging me.

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

He withdrew the posts when it was shown as fake.

The point is that he knew they were fake but still posted them.
similarly you post crap/lies even even when you know it’s bollocks.

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

Nope I have already stated that if I'm getting 4 responses to my every post I make I'm not backing them all up with links only to have snide remarks about the source while ignoring the evidence. etc. Nobody else is held to that standard so on your bike.

Oh and if you are looking for an excuse to kick me out of this thread have the decency to post it so people don't keep pointlessly tagging me.

 

[Machiavelli]

If its true it isn't far right, the word you are looking for is facts.

I'm just reading through this thread, and I'm sure that just a few posts back, you claimed that you were going to leave this thread and share your wisdom on the football threads.
Given you're so interested in facts, maybe you could share the fact of you posting on a football thread. Because we could all post multiple facts of you sharing your wisdom on this thread immediately after claiming that you were leaving this thread to post on some football threads.

 

[Crawley Dingo]

I'm just reading through this thread, and I'm sure that just a few posts back, you claimed that you were going to leave this thread and share your wisdom on the football threads.
Given you're so interested in facts, maybe you could share the fact of you posting on a football thread. Because we could all post multiple facts of you sharing your wisdom on this thread immediately after claiming that you were leaving this thread to post on some football threads.

I said I was going to check out threads, don't try acting smart it doesn't suit you. Found what I was looking for, the Korean player we may sign.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Nope I have already stated that if I'm getting 4 responses to my every post I make I'm not backing them all up with links only to have snide remarks about the source while ignoring the evidence. etc. Nobody else is held to that standard so on your bike.

Oh and if you are looking for an excuse to kick me out of this thread have the decency to post it so people don't keep pointlessly tagging me.

You’ve claimed you’re leaving the thread. You haven’t.

You’ve made assertions without backing them up repeatedly.

And you’ve told a mod to get on their bike.

So you can have a break for trolling. Don’t bother tagging Crawley Dingo for a month, fellow users.

 

[Bodian]

There has been various examples given, total amounts like upcoming arrests etc are in the pipeline. Be patient, Trumps been in office 2 months and already Elon has gutted one agency already and has been in a few others.

All the non fraudulent spending has been re-instated and moved.

Trouble is - you still haven't provided actual examples of fraud. And most of Musk's claims have been challenged in one way or another.

DOGE says it's saved the federal government $115 billion. Experts say the figures don't stack up

DOGE says it's saved the federal government $115 billion. However, the team's claims have consistently included inaccuracies and inflated numbers.

fortune.com

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/doge-website-offers-error-filled-window-into-musks-government-overhaul-2025-03-04/

A look at the misleading and incorrect claims on DOGE's 'wall of receipts'

Elon Musk claims his campaign to fire tens of thousands of federal workers and cancel government contracts is in the name of rooting out “fraud” and “waste.” A website claims they’ve saved billions by cutting certain federal contracts, but reports and government documents prove that these...

www.pbs.org

Judge blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE team from fraud ‘fishing expedition’ at Social Security

Federal judge notes the irony of the Trump administration’s attempts to conceal DOGE staff while having ‘unfettered’ access to personal information for millions of Americans

www.independent.co.uk

Has Elon Musk uncovered ‘biggest fraud in history’? Here’s the truth about his claims on social security benefits

Elon Musk has claimed he uncovered “the biggest fraud in history”, alleging that millions of deceased individuals are receiving social security benefits. However, experts and audits suggest that database errors and administrative mistakes, not widespread fraud, are responsible for these figures...

economictimes.indiatimes.com

Elon Musk says he and DOGE found 14 'magic money computers'

"If it was a public company, it would be delisted immediately," Musk said of the government.

fortune.com

And finally, this:

 

[Bodian]

You’ve claimed you’re leaving the thread. You haven’t.

You’ve made assertions without backing them up repeatedly.

And you’ve told a mod to get on their bike.

So you can have a break for trolling. Don’t bother tagging Crawley Dingo for a month, fellow users.

I was busy researching - so missed this before posting above!

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I said I was going to check out threads, don't try acting smart it doesn't suit you. Found what I was looking for, the Korean player we may sign.

We MAY sign?

If you’d looked at the football threads, you’d find we signed him six hours ago.

 

[AstroSloth]

Well he is not going to call them "My censors" is he? As for the guardian its how I expect them to behave also.

But fact checkers didn't censor content.

They provided context about claims in posts.

It would seem you once again don't know how something works, and are mad about it.