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When contacted by USA TODAY, an ABC spokesperson declined to provide an on-the-record comment. USA TODAY also reached out to Musk through the press office at X, to Baldwin’s publicist and to several Facebook users who shared the claim but did not immediately receive responses.

The post goes on to claim the purported acquisition took place after actor Alec Baldwin called Musk a “scumbag” during an appearance on the show. A longer article posted Jan. 1 to a disreputable website goes into more detail, claiming Musk bought the network after Baldwin insulted him “during a heated segment earlier this week.” But the actor did not appear on “The View” during the show’s 28th season, which began in September 2024. And there is no credible evidence Baldwin ever publicly made the statement attributed to him. It is referenced in separate articles labeled as satire and posted by the satirical website SpaceXMania and by the Dunning-Kruger Times, part of the America’s Last Line of Defense satirical network.

Musk hasn’t purchased ABC, which aired episodes of “The View” after the post about its purported cancellation was shared. Similar versions of the claim originated on satirical websites.

Additionally, ABC's signature daytime talk show “The View” has not been canceled. An episode aired Jan. 3 – three days after the post referencing its supposed cancellation was shared – and its schedule through Jan. 16 has been published.

The post is an example of what could be called "stolen satire," where posts created as satire and presented that way originally are reposted in a way that makes them appear to be legitimate news. As a result, readers of the second-generation post are misled, as was the case here.

A Dec. 31, 2024, Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims Elon Musk acquired a popular TV network and made changes to one of its programs.

The sale of a major broadcaster to the world’s richest person would generate significant coverage by legitimate media outlets. Yet no such coverage exists. Nor is there any record of the purported sale on the website that hosts ABC’s press releases or on Musk’s X account. As of Jan. 3, the most recent mention of ABC by Musk on his account came in September 2024 in response to its moderation of the debate between President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.

“Elon Musk Drops $790M to Buy ABC Company and Cancels ‘The View’ after Alec Baldwin Calls Him a ‘Scumbag’ on this Show,” the post’s caption reads.

USA TODAY previously debunked false claims that Musk agreed to buy CNN and took over MSNBC and replaced host Rachel Maddow with Joe Rogan.

The $790 million dollar figure referenced in the post is another clue that the claim is fabricated. Disney – which is worth $200 billion – spent $19 billion to buy the network in 1996. In 2023, media mogul Byron Allen offered $10 billion – more than 10 times the amount in the post – for ABC and several other cable networks.

USA TODAY is a verified signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network, which requires a demonstrated commitment to nonpartisanship, fairness and transparency. Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.

Versions of the claim originated months ago from those satirical websites, both of which clearly identified them as fabrications. One that had been archived by March 2023 was published by the Dunning-Kruger Times. A forward-looking version was shared in July 2024 by The Patriots Network, part of the SpaceXMania satirical network.

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