A Sept. 20 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes side-by-side photos of musician Taylor Swift and Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and owner of X, formerly Twitter.
“Elon Musk Bans Taylor Swift’s X Account, Causing Her to Lose Over 1 Million Followers and $72 Million,” reads the caption on the post.
It was shared more than 50 times in nine days. Other versions of the claim spread widely on Facebook, Instagram and X.
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