FACT CHECK: No, Elon Musk Did Not Launch Public Campaign To End ‘The View’

A post shared on Threads claims X owner Elon Musk has launched a public campaign to put an end to the talk show “The View.”

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Verdict: False

There is no evidence for this claim.

Fact Check:

Musk had launched an app for his AI chatbot Grok, which can be downloaded for free on Apple’s App Store, according to the New York Post. The Grok chatbot was initially available on X for free and he has called the bot “TruthGPT,” the outlet reported.

A Threads post claims Musk has launched a public campaign to cancel “The View.” The post shows images of Musk and Whoopi Goldberg, a co-host on the show.

The caption reads, “Breaking new: Elon Musk Takes Bold Move: Launches Public Campaign to Shut Down ‘The View,’ Rallying Support to End the Controversial Show Once and for All.”

This claim is baseless, however. There are no credible news reports about Musk launching a campaign to end “The View.” The claim appears to have originated from an article by a site called “Batmalite Media.” The site does not appear to be a legitimate news source, as its design is barebones and there is no “about” page to give more information. It claims Musk took to X to call out the show, with one post saying, in part, “Enough is enough.” There is no such post on his X account.

Check Your Fact has previously debunked claims of “The View” being canceled. (RELATED: Did Riley Gaines Criticize Whoopi Goldberg On ‘The View?’)

Check Your Fact reached out to an X spokesperson for comment. A spokesperson for “The View” declined to comment on the record.

James Cameron says ‘sickening’ Trump has convinced him to move to New Zealand

James Cameron has said that his New Zeland citizenship is “imminent” following Donald Trump’s return to the White House, calling the new administration “inescapable”.

The Canadian director, who is currently working in Avatar: Fire and Ash, told New Zealand’s Stuff publication that the move to the southern hemisphere is “something I’ve worked toward, something I’ve had to sacrifice for”.

Although Cameron has been making his new films in New Zealand, it appears that his move is also motivated by Trump’s election win in November.

“I see a turn away from everything decent,” the Oscar winner told Stuff. “America doesn’t stand for anything if it doesn’t stand for what it has historically stood for. It becomes a hollow idea, and I think they’re hollowing it out as fast as they can for their own benefit.”

The 70-year-old added: “I don’t know if I feel any safer here, but I certainly feel like I don’t have to read about it on the front page every single day. And it’s just sickening.

“There’s something nice about the New Zealand outlets – at least they’ll put it on page three. I just don’t want to see that guy’s face anymore on the front page of the paper. It’s inescapable there, it’s like watching a car crash over and over and over.”

Cameron has criticised Trump in the past. Shortly after his first inauguration, the director suggested a Trump presidency was ultimately pushing us towards the tipping point of climate change.

James Cameron called Trump’s presidency ‘sickening’ (Getty Images)
“It’s basically the upside-down world right now, and the kind of dialogue coming out of these guys sounds like George Orwell,” he told the Daily Beast in 2017.

“Years ago, we sort of spotted the iceberg ahead of us and we called out the order to turn, and we’ve been slowly, slowly, slowly trying to turn this big-ass ship to not hit the iceberg, and then Trump grabbed the tiller and just plunged it right back at the centre of the iceberg,” he added.

Donald Trump’s second term has already been hit with controversy (AP)
Cameron had previously applied for American citizenship but withdrew his application after George W Bush won the 2004 US election, as per The New Yorker.

Cameron, who owns a farm in Wairarapa, stressed the importance of injecting some “young blood” into the New Zealand film industry.

“We’ve got to have the new people,” said Cameron. “I’m not talking just about writers and directors. I’m talking about the tradies, the craftspeople, the dolly grip, the crane grip. Those are all art forms in of themselves.”

The Terminator director previously announced that he plans to make all three Avatar sequels in New Zealand.