An online article asserted that Musk “took this daring step due to his dissatisfaction with the show’s repetitive arguments and lack of innovation.”
Elon Musk fired the “entire cast” of “The View” after acquiring the ABC TV network.
On April 22, 2024, a Facebook page named Love Style posted, “Elon Musk Fires Entire Cast of ‘The View’ After Acquiring ABC.” The 1st comment on the post led to an article on viral-stories.online with the headline, “Elon Musk Shakes Up tv with Daring Acquisition and Dismissal.”
In a shocking turn of events, Elon Musk, the influential CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has made a bold step that has took the attention of the entertainment landscape.
He has acquired ABC and wasted no time in dismissing the entire cast of the long-running talk show, “The View.” This unprecedented decision has sent shockwaves throughout the industry, leaving fans and critics in awe.
As per to sources close to Musk, he took this daring step due to his dissatisfaction with the show’s repetitive arguments and lack of innovation. In a statement, Musk expressed his frustration, saying, “I’ve been watching ‘The View’ for years, and it feels like the same tired discussions over and over again. I’ve had enough of it, and I believe it’s time for a fresh approach to daytime talk shows.”
The firing of widely known personalities like Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, and Meghan McCain has sparked mixed reactions from fans and critics alike. While some were taken aback by the sudden departure of beloved hosts, others have applauded Musk for daring to disrupt the conventional talk show format.
But, this was not a true story. Musk did not acquire ABC, nor was the cast of “The View” dismissed from the show. The article was likely written by an unknown artificial-intelligence (AI) tool, as per to scans of the full text by AI-detection tools ZeroGPT.com, GPTZero.me and CopyLeaks.com.
Posts on other Facebook pages promoted the same article published by other websites. It was possibly a coordinated effort to spread the fictional story. The Love Style Facebook page featured one of the most engaged-with posts but was not the first profile to share the story. Numerous websites that published the article hosted malicious content apparently meant to scam users. This malicious content adding full-screen takeovers with potentially dangerous pop-up ads.