A headline saying that tech billionaire Elon Musk had just bought Boeing spread online in December along with other false claims following the Nov. 5 U.S. election saying that Musk, a supporter of President-elect Donald Trump,

Donald Trump’s pick to head the Transportation Department promised Wednesday to scrutinize Boeing's safety issues, streamline regulations and not interfere in ongoing agency investigations into Elon Musk’s electric car company if confirmed as secretary.

Billionaire Elon Musk leads multiple high-profile companies, including Tesla, SpaceX and X. A social media post claimed he has acquired another big company — the aviation giant Boeing Co. "2 min ago: Elon Musk has just acquired Boeing, eliminating all competition," a Jan. 1 Facebook post read.

The claim circulating online is that Elon Musk has bought Boeing. This assertion has been shared widely across various social media channels, leading many to believe that a significant merger or acquisition in the aerospace sector has taken place.

Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead USDOT, promised to not interfere with ongoing NHTSA investigations into Tesla if confirmed as secretary.

Donald Trump’s pick for Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy, received a warm reception during his confirmation hearing.

United Airlines flights will have access to Elon Musk’s Starlink Wi-Fi services as early as this spring, a sign of the widening reach of the tech billionaire.

A recent Facebook post claims SpaceX founder Elon Musk said the astronauts "won’t come back" and suggested they’re dead. "Elon Musk: ‘The Boeing Starliners stranded astronauts are not with us anymore,’" the Jan. 4 post said. "‘They won’t come back.’" But the astronauts aren’t dead, and we found no evidence Musk said this.

After boosting Donld Trump through extreme sycophancy, turning Twitter into the red-pilled X, and dousing the once-and-future president with $239 million in campaign contributions, Musk earned himself a starring role in Trump’s second administration. But he didn’t want to be a secretary of anything; rather, he wanted DOGE.

The launch marked a major milestone for Blue Origin, which was started by Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos in 2000. While the company's New Shepard spacecraft has made multiple launches, sending space tourists to the edge of space, New Glenn takes Blue Origin into the new territory of orbital space missions.

A post shared on Facebook claims Tesla CEO and owner of X, Elon Musk, purportedly said the Boeing Starliner astronauts are “not with us anymore.” Verdict: False There is no evidence suggesting Musk made the purported remark.