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News Articles: Elon Musk

Elon Musk made a surprise virtual appearance at a campaign rally for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party in Halle, Germany, on Saturday.

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  • World

Elon Musk faces criticism for encouraging Germans to move beyond 'past guilt'

Musk's comments came two days before International Holocaust Remembrance Day and right after he was criticized for making what many viewers interpreted as a Nazi salute during an inauguration speech.

January 27, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Elon Musk reacts as President Trump delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.

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  • Science

It's America's 'Manifest Destiny' to plant a flag on Mars, Trump says

Trump says Americans should look to the stars, by sending astronauts to Mars.

January 20, 2025
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By:
  • Jonathan Lambert
Starship lifts off from its pad in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday. Minutes after launching, it exploded, spreading debris across the Caribbean.

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  • Science

Air traffic controllers rush to divert aircraft after Elon Musk's rocket explodes

Debris streaking across the Caribbean appeared to cause confusion and delays.

January 17, 2025
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel
SpaceX's mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday.

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  • Space

SpaceX launches its Starship rocket on latest test flight but spacecraft is destroyed

After launching on Thursday, the Starship rocket caught the booster back at the pad but lost contact with the ascending spacecraft as engines went out. Officials for Elon Musk's company confirmed that the spacecraft was destroyed.

January 16, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a speech on reducing NHS wait times as he visits a health care provider in Surrey, England, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.

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  • Europe

U.K. leader Starmer slams 'lies and misinformation' after attacks from Elon Musk

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday condemned "lies and misinformation" that he said are undermining U.K. democracy, in response to a barrage of attacks on his government from Elon Musk.

January 07, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Tesla CEO Elon Musk (left), co-chair of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), carries his son "X" on his shoulders, as he walks with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (second from left) and DOGE co-leader, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy (center), before a meeting with members of Congress at the Capitol on Dec 5.

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  • Politics

Musk and Ramaswamy's DOGE echoes past budget promises that faced big hurdles

Vows to shrink the deficit, pay down the debt and run government more like a business have long been a stock element of politics. Candidates for office who have business backgrounds made it a mantra.

December 07, 2024
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  • Ron Elving
President-elect Donald Trump listens to Elon Musk as he arrives to watch SpaceX's mega rocket Starship lift off for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Nov. 19.

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  • Politics

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy take their DOGE government efficiency pitch to the Hill

The leaders of the so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" are calling for large-scale layoffs of federal workers and the elimination of some federal agencies during Trump's second term.

December 05, 2024
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  • Luke Garrett
Elon Musk attends a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13. A federal judge this week ruled that Musk's $50 billion pay package from Tesla cannot be reinstated.

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  • Business

Elon Musk's more than $50 billion pay deal at Tesla was rejected again. Here is why

A judge in Delaware has for the second time struck down a compensation package for Elon Musk after a Tesla shareholder filed suit.

December 03, 2024
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  • Chandelis Duster
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on November 12, 2024 shows Vivek Ramaswamy (L)  and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk (R). President-elect Donald Trump on November said Musk will lead a so-called Department of Government Efficiency alongside American entrepreneur Ramaswamy.

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  • Politics

Trump taps Musk to lead a 'Department of Government Efficiency' with Ramaswamy

President-elect Trump announced a "Department of Government Efficiency," or DOGE, that will be led by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, focused on shrinking the federal government.

November 12, 2024
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  • Camila Domonoske,
  • Jeongyoon Han,
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President-elect Donald Trump, left, and Elon Musk embrace at a rally in October 2024.

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  • Business

With Trump’s win, Elon Musk stands to benefit

The billionaire businessman has spent weeks campaigning relentlessly for Donald Trump. That dedication could lead to major benefits for him and his companies.

November 10, 2024
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  • Dara Kerr
Elon Musk speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York.

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  • Politics

Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes can proceed, a Pennsylvania judge says

Common Pleas Court Judge Angelo Foglietta in Pennsylvania — ruling after Musk’s lawyers said the winners are paid spokespeople and not chosen by chance — did not immediately explain his reasoning.

November 05, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Three images posted by the group Progress 28 on Facebook claiming to be ads for Kamala Harris, but misrepresenting her current<strong> </strong>positions.

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  • Politics

An Elon Musk-backed political group is posting fake Kamala Harris ads on Facebook

Ads seemingly advocating for Vice President Harris on Facebook are really part of an effort by a dark money group to mislead voters. The messages have been viewed millions of times.

October 31, 2024
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  • Bobby Allyn
SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk awarded Kristine Fishell with a $1 million check on Oct. 20. The legality of these cash prizes has been called into question.

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  • Politics

Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk over $1 million giveaway to registered voters

The suit alleges that Musk and his super PAC are luring voters to give up identifying information in pursuit of a cash prize. DA Larry Krasner called the scheme “indisputably an unlawful lottery.”

October 29, 2024
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  • Alana Wise
Elon Musk jumps onstage at a town hall event hosted by America PAC in support of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Oaks, Pa., on Oct. 18.

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  • Politics

2 years in, Trump surrogate Elon Musk has remade X as a conservative megaphone

It's been nearly two years since Elon Musk bought Twitter and turned it into X. He has turned the platform into a megaphone for himself and, increasingly, for former President Donald Trump.

October 25, 2024
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By:
  • Shannon Bond and
  • Bobby Allyn
A voter fills out her ballot for the Michigan primary election in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.

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  • News

Election officials are fighting a tsunami of voting conspiracy theories

With less than two weeks before Election Day, a resurgence of misinformation and conspiracy theories about voting is forcing state and local election officials to spend their time debunking rumors and explaining how elections are run.

October 24, 2024
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