On Thursday, November 7, reports began to surface suggesting that Elon Musk had acquired the Ford Motor Company. Such a move would have significantly broadened Musk’s automotive portfolio, adding the legacy car manufacturer to his existing role as Tesla’s CEO. However, Ford has firmly denied these claims.

We don’t have much to say here other than the story’s totally false,” stated Ian Thibodeau, a spokesperson for Ford.

The origin of the rumor seems to trace back to AI-generated YouTube videos that asserted Musk had purchased the over century-old automaker. These videos offered no verifiable sources and merely reiterated general information about Musk, Tesla, and Ford without substantiating the claim.

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