Checked and I don’t see any evidence that this screenshot is a real post by Musk. We all need to be better consumers of information. - ThreadSky

juddlegum.bsky.social • 57 days ago

Checked and I don’t see any evidence that this screenshot is a real post by Musk. We all need to be better consumers of information.

Reposted from Kara Swisher

The sock puppet guy is correct. There is no “right” way to love yourself. There is a pathetic way, a sad clown way, a medicated way, but definitely no right way.

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1980survivor.bsky.social•55 days ago

Thanks for pointing this out, Judd. I'm in disbelief this many people give Leon the spotlight.

jailerkey.bsky.social•57 days ago

Nah

ddmcd.bsky.social•57 days ago

Honestly, I'm never sure anymore whether images I see on social media are real or not, given that a link to a source is seldom supplied. That's true for political messaging I agree with and political messaging I don't agree with. Above all, don't just say "google it"! https://www.ddmcd.com/managing-technology/just2

mandotater.bsky.social•57 days ago

Love the high level of public discourse! Reminiscent of Jefferson’s letters with Madison. We’ve come so far……

i-gvf.bsky.social•57 days ago

It's either fake or Leon is really stupid.

heymrwilson1.bsky.social•57 days ago

Hey... he wants to have an open relationship with himself. "Not that there's anything wrong with that."

corraban.bsky.social•57 days ago

Musk probably wants that open relationship with himself because he thinks no one else is smart enough.
Like talking to himself is the only way to have an intelligent conversation.

heymrwilson1.bsky.social•57 days ago

That, and I think he's afraid of women.

shewarrior.bsky.social•57 days ago

But is Adrian Dittmann is an alter for him?

diogeneslamp.bsky.social•57 days ago

Yes

hereforagoodtime.bsky.social•57 days ago

Kara swisher is a joke, I wouldn’t expect anything more from her

gr8writr.bsky.social•57 days ago

Post it on Facebook and see how fast they take it down with a hand slap. They seem to have a fetish for only taking down some posters posts🤔

mntnman444.bsky.social•57 days ago

Your VP Vance says love yourself but do it discretely

keithdjohnson.bsky.social•57 days ago

Wow. Grandma could tear down the matching drapes and disappear into the bush.

techychik.bsky.social•57 days ago

It certainly smelled ... he'd never admit it

project-life.bsky.social•57 days ago

Best way to consume X is to not read it at all.

caro9ine.bsky.social•57 days ago

Wow. Who knew Elon was a master debater?

erickbt.bsky.social•57 days ago

Hear me out (again)….
If we participated in misinformation and WON the 2024 Presidential election because of it, would it be worth it?

I say YES

Rather to have Tombstone read
“He fought and fuckin won for US”

Than
“He fought with honor but lost it all and now WE suffer”

bluefrommagioh.bsky.social•57 days ago

the rabbit hole leads to the keta mine.

divinedisturber.bsky.social•57 days ago

Thank you. It's so hard to know what is real and what is not these days. It doesn't help that this is totally believable as something he *would* post.

patriciaanne.bsky.social•57 days ago

You have to have an account on x to double check...

Also, I'm not surprised swisher..she knows a few sock puppets

owlfeathers.bsky.social•57 days ago

How would I know this is fake, seeing it here? What are the signs?

shebugsgarden.bsky.social•57 days ago

Thanks. I don’t want misinformation on this app 😫

edlucke.bsky.social•57 days ago

and that post was just what it was

gordonvincent.bsky.social•57 days ago

I will channel LBJ here: "Who CARES if it's true? I just wanna hear the sonofabitch DENY it!"

momrnally.bsky.social•57 days ago

It is satire.

mikeomalley.bsky.social•57 days ago

Checked how? Serious question. I guess you could fake a graphic easily enough

mgiraldi.bsky.social•57 days ago

If you don't post a link to a tweet, I presume its fake. Always.

Clicking into a link to verify the veracity is not giving Musk and Twitter ad revenue. You don't have to post a reply, engage with the tweet, or even click to another post.

oslonoga.bsky.social•57 days ago

Thank you for verifying

notdontrmp.bsky.social•57 days ago

Agreed, we should be better consumers of info. BUT, Musk tweets so much, it’s like he’s trying to break the internet. He’s active in the replies, too. Gotta love the Space Cadet for keeping us entertained… AND confused!

nenar.bsky.social•57 days ago

I 'heard' that he has deleted quite a number of his posts. This could be one of them, but how to tell if so?

corraban.bsky.social•57 days ago

I suspect you're right, that this isn't Musk. It's far too fluent, and he's not renowned for being coherent.

greymatter2024.bsky.social•57 days ago

Just checked, too. Agree...and agree.

robvo.bsky.social•57 days ago

This thread breaks it down a bit:
https://bsky.app/profile/paleofuture.bsky.social/post/3lelkcflcz22b

el1zab3th.bsky.social•57 days ago

No. Devalue him, put words in his mouth, lie about him, take control of his own thoughts and actions away from him. He deserves it. Make him a joke. We made people think JD Vance fuck a couch, imagine what we can do to this assclown.

jjoe.bsky.social•57 days ago

Being mean and making fun is fine, but spreading disinfo in any direction just makes all disinfo easier to spread. The couch fucker bit was a joke at least, these dudes fake tweets aren't jokes, arent funny, and aren't helpful

marc-j.bsky.social•57 days ago

That JD strategy worked out well

el1zab3th.bsky.social•57 days ago

Yeah and the "be the bigger man, don't be hostile to mean to the Nazis!! We might look like we have a spine, oh god!" Strategy worked out the same, at least the couch one embarrassed him.

marc-j.bsky.social•57 days ago

Perhaps one could be on the offensive, and be aggressive, and also reject misinformation

el1zab3th.bsky.social•57 days ago

Do it then. The Republicans proven well that spreading misinformation and being an annoying pest to your enemy works wonders. It's not 100% morally right, it isn't clean, it's dirty. But I'd MUCH rather be dirty than spineless bending over backwards. If there's another way, do it. Do something.

el1zab3th.bsky.social•57 days ago

And who cares about spreading misinformation about musk? He's an ass. It's like spreading misinformation about Pete Rose. Me saying that Musk fucked a dog doesn't translate to antivaxxers existing, that just isn't how it works.

quarvex.bsky.social•57 days ago

This is the exact attitude that made the GOP into MAGA. Once you consciously choose to reject truth for power, you’re begging to be co-opted by the absolute worst people.

ask70.bsky.social•57 days ago

Christ, you can fake screen grabs? I gotta stay off the internet.

alex.breaks.news•57 days ago

It’s actually pretty easy to do. If you’re on desktop, you can right click on text and select ‘inspect’ to edit the code, and Chrome extensions make it even easier.

Gotta be careful with things like that, chances are the person didn’t actually say it.

ask70.bsky.social•57 days ago

Thanks, maybe better for me to just stay off the internet.

vernster.bsky.social•57 days ago

It's Kara, man. It's the thought that counts when you're as good a troll as Kara. Sublime trolling on her part.

grahamclester.bsky.social•57 days ago

Those of us who quit Twitter in disgust are having a hard time telling what's real now, especially posts from people who are often irrational like Trump and Musk.

creditsndebits.bsky.social•57 days ago

Agreed. This fake X screenshot was not helpful. Please don't make me create a new X account so I can fact check Elon's account.

lmh82.bsky.social•57 days ago

Real or parody, it's a perfect representation of his malignant narcissism. And his complete lack of self-awareness.

10periods.bsky.social•57 days ago

Does real even matter anymore?

alex.breaks.news•57 days ago

This is why I use a labeller to hide screenshots of posts. Never know what’s real and I don’t have the time to fact-check them all.

raine1967.bsky.social•57 days ago

Thank you. Sadly, I can see that dude posting this.

jacaphene.bsky.social•57 days ago

I really dislike the trend of screenshots of tweets, posts.

If you want the screenshot, in case they delete it, great!

Post the screenshot AND a link to the OP.

awk716.bsky.social•56 days ago

My ability to verify things like that make me want to appeal my ban.

troypwr.bsky.social•57 days ago

Or just understand what's important and what isn't. Musk is deserving of parody.

savvysuzy.bsky.social•57 days ago

I agree. I have seen a lot of this. We all have to be cognizant of the fact that misinformation is going to get substantially worse in the coming year. We can help by approaching social media postings with a critical eye before sharing

gototown.bsky.social•57 days ago

I still hope Kara Swisher buys the Washington Post. That way we can all be better consumers of information.

joannehansen.bsky.social•57 days ago

I wish I were at distinguishing the truth from mis- and disinformation. Instead and unfortunately, all the lies have just made me skeptical of almost everything I see. We're all trying to be professional fact-checkers without the needed skills to do so.

chiradiassisi.bsky.social•57 days ago

I’ve seen many fake Elon Musk screenshots! I check these suspicious screenshots against Elon’s X account, and that confirms the screenshot is a fake.

Let’s do better folks.

jackisherenow.bsky.social•57 days ago

Yeah, Elon is too proud to actually say it out loud.

donnie-hodges.bsky.social•57 days ago

80dollarguitar.bsky.social•57 days ago

It doesn't matter if Musk posted it or it's a humorous take on what Musk might actually post. Given that there is no political left/right argument applying to loving oneself, or using an alter-ego to further one's image (SEE TRUMP AND JOHN BARON), I must conclude that everything is a lie.

contractjames.bsky.social•57 days ago

If you see something totally insane that was supposedly written by Trump or Musk, there's a greater than zero percent chance they actually wrote it. Like, maybe over a 50% chance.

guyacampbell.bsky.social•57 days ago

I think Swisher's post is 100% valid either way.

Elon posting this would not be one thousandth part as embarrassing as his fake account posts.

I call legitimate satire.

indifferentbliss.bsky.social•57 days ago

A ton of people bit too hard on that one. Fake Elon tweets seem to be a feature on BlueSky

robotblue.bsky.social•57 days ago

Hard Pass… done taking the high road with these assholes.

davewagner.bsky.social•57 days ago

it's fake and obviously fake and it's like they don't care

owlfeathers.bsky.social•57 days ago

How is it obviously fake? What gives it away?

javierditto.bsky.social•57 days ago

The writing is not Musk’s voice at all

creditsndebits.bsky.social•57 days ago

I don't follow that Nazi dipshit to know that. He's ridiculous enough that we don't need to fake his ridiculousness.

creditsndebits.bsky.social•57 days ago

I couldn't tell and we don't need disinformation confusing the left.

sally-author.bsky.social•57 days ago

elon:

austinanthony.com•57 days ago

It’s not even written like him

coburnsdivine.bsky.social•57 days ago

Would be nice if people just... didn't put any oxygen in the direction of Musk. Like, he's still the world's richest asshole, but that doesn't mean we gotta make shit up.

leopardonparade.bsky.social•57 days ago

Agree, if for no other reason than I’m forced to look at his wall to see if these are real.

aleksnotx.bsky.social•57 days ago

But it *feels* real, so it’s real by their own standards

dhrm0.bsky.social•57 days ago

Here's the thing, no one seriously believes that JD is into couches. There's no evidence of it. But like a trite high school rumor, it can be effective. When it comes to serious things, yeah, let's get it right. But these things are like an effective mind virus.

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