The claim began circulating after a news agency reported that DOGE, which Elon Musk leads, had halted a $1 billion affordable ...

The claim was one of many positive — but fictional and seemingly AI-generated — stories about Musk that circulated on social ...

In late March 2025, a rumor spread online that Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, had invested $5 million to build affordable housing for low-income families.