Left-wing fact-checker embarrassed after trying to tie Elon Musk to Titanic sub situation
Media Bias,General News,OceanGate,Water And Oceans,Travel,Business,Facts And Fact Checking
Left-wing fact-checker Snopes.com altered its rating about a claim suggesting that billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink company was partially responsible for the disappearance of the OceanGate submersible since Tuesday.
Initially, Snopes claimed the allegation of Musk’s company bearing some responsibility was "true," then updated the fact check to say it was "unproven," before finally adding necessary context and deeming the allegation "false."
The fact-checking debacle acquired the attention of Musk himself, who ripped the website on Twitter once it admitted it was wrong.
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