Did Elon Musk buy Google? YouTube hoax goes viral Instagram: Elon MuskA viral video on YouTube video has convinced users that Elon Musk bought Google, but it turns out it\u2019s a hoax. Here\u2019s everything we know. After months of going back and forth regarding his purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk became the sole owner of the social media site on October 27, 2022. Since then, he\u2019s been in the news almost daily as he makes changes such as implementing a policy that banned the account tracking his jet and reactivating Andrew Tate\u2019s account after five years. He\u2019s back in the news yet again after a viral YouTube video convinced users that Elon bought Google, but it turned out to be a hoax. Did Elon Musk buy Google? No, Elon Musk did not buy Google. However, many fans are convinced he did due to a YouTube video posted on January 8, 2023. Titled \u201cElon Musk: \u2018I officially bought Google\u2019,\u201d the video is voiced over by the owner of the \u2018Elon Musk Zone\u2019 YouTube channel hosting the hoax. At the time of writing, it reached over 458,000 views less than a day after it was uploaded. Fans of the tech magnate quickly shared their opinions in the comments of the video. \u201cOf course, he can take Google. Most people may not agree. The man had genius abilities,\u201d one user said. Another replied: \u201cThis is awesome thank you Elon you are the greatest.\u201d In the description of the channel, the owner behind it notes that it is a \u201cfan channel\u201d made for \u201cfictive entertainment,\u201d but has definitely managed to convince viewers otherwise. This isn\u2019t the first hoax surrounding Musk in the last few months either. Last November, fans were convinced his Twitter profile has briefly suspended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Did Elon Musk buy Google? YouTube hoax goes viral Instagram: Elon MuskA viral video on YouTube video has convinced users that Elon Musk bought Google, but it turns out it\u2019s a hoax. Here\u2019s everything we know. After months of going back and forth regarding his purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk became the sole owner of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46856\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}