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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: Axios
Senate Dems' riskier scenario ahead of possible government shutdown
[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: Yahoo
Is Elon Musk rooting for a government shutdown?
[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: UPI
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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: WUSA9
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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: MLive
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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: WAtoday
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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: TVOntario
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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: CNN
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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: MSNBC
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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: tyla
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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: dw
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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: Newsweek
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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: Indy100
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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: WLRN
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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: Reuters
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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: AFP
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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: KPBS
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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: Insider
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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: MSN
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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: Euronews
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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: katv
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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: BBC
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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: CNBC
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[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: Fortune
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Tue, March 11, 2025
[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: CNBC
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: UPI
House passes spending bill to avert government shutdown
[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: Mediaite
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: MSNBC
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: MARCA
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: ProPublica
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: STAT
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: Euronews
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: Metro
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: RealClearPolitics
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: Newsweek
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: Axios
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: Fortune
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: Firstpost
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: MLive
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: Politico
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: News4Jax
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: dw
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: CNN
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: Vox
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: Reuters
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: Slate
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: MSN
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[ Tue, Mar 11th 2025 ]: HuffPost
Bernie Sanders Sounds Alarm On Elon Musk's Frightening 'Prelude' For Social Security

'Lying Hacks': White House Drops Scathing Fact Check on Outlets Reporting Elon Musk Threatened Entitlements

The White House issued a strong rebuke against media outlets for inaccurately reporting that Elon Musk had threatened to cut entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare. This misinformation stemmed from a misinterpretation of Musk's comments during a CNBC interview where he discussed the need for government spending cuts to address the national debt. The White House, through its Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates, criticized these reports as "hacks" and emphasized that President Biden has consistently opposed any cuts to these essential programs. Bates highlighted Biden's commitment to protecting Social Security and Medicare, contrasting it with what he described as the Republican stance on these issues. The fact-check was intended to correct the narrative and clarify that Musk's remarks were about general government spending, not specifically targeting entitlement programs.

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