False Posts Claim Elon Musk Said Putin’s Surgery Failed
The Claim
According to Elon Musk, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a failed cancer surgery.
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Emerging story
Tweets about Elon Musk saying Putin's cancer surgery failed have been making the rounds on social media.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar ran a Google Reverse Search with the keywords "Elon Musk," "Putin," and "Surgery," but found no credible sources mentioning the story or reporting on the alleged statement.
Elon Musk also did not post the alleged statement on his social media accounts. There is no evidence that Musk leaked such unverified information.
Putin’s Illness
Following the release of the intelligence community's fourth comprehensive assessment at the end of May 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been the subject of numerous claims. According to Newsweek, Vladimir Putin is "quite seriously ill."
The report also confirmed an assassination attempt on Putin's life last March, according to a Newsweek article published online on June 2, 2022.
According to a recent Politico article, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated, "I don't think sane people can discern any sort of disease symptom in this man."
However, according to the New York Post, a separate anonymous Telegram channel previously claimed that Putin had undergone cancer surgery.
