Fact Check: Was Elon Musk’s account "suspended on Twitter after backing out of $44B deal”?

No, Twitter didn’t suspend Elon Musk’s account

After Elon Musk moved to back out of his deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion, the social media company threatened to sue him, but it didn’t suspend his account. 

Still, some social media posts are sharing what looks like evidence that Twitter did. 

"Elon Musk page is suspended on Twitter after backing out of $44B deal," said one Instagram post sharing an image of a Twitter page showing @eIonmusk’s account had been suspended. 

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