Have you seen claims online that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, more commonly known as ICE, has been forced to shut down its tip line because 90% of the calls were about Elon Musk? The claim has gone viral on social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and X. But it’s completely fake.

The countdown is on again for a US-based buyer to take on TikTok, as it faces a ban. Euronews Next takes a look at the contenders to take over the app. View on euronews

Content creator Jimmy Donaldson, known on the Internet as MrBeast, has made it clear he is interested in buying TikTok. Donaldson has the most subscribers of any user on YouTube— over 340 million—and boasts over 113 million TikTok followers.

Musk didn't ban Pride content. The post quoted an article generated by artificial intelligence, and no credible news reports support the claim.

ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, is required to sell the app to a U.S.-based buyer or face a nationwide ban.

Republican politician resigns after copying Elon Musk's 'Nazi' salute in a TikTokSource Laura Smith President Trump and Elon Musk, two powerful figures, were initially united for the cameras and the "greater good," but their marriage made in heaven has now officially ended due to their conflicting ideologies and egos.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would be supportive of the world's richest man and his close aide, Elon Musk, buying TikTok "if he wanted to". Trump was asked if he would be open to the billionaire founder of Tesla buying the short-video platform facing a nationwide ban in the US after the Supreme Court last week upheld a law requiring TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent ByteDance.

Joe' host Joe Scarborough expressed on Thursday's show that he has "always been horrified" by the Chinese-owned app TikTok and said Elon Musk should not be the person to take over American operations for the social platform.

Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity AI, is shaping AI and tech, leading a TikTok-ByteDance merger while facing U.S. Green Card delays.

This after the US company told the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) that it should reconsider its rules that require a 30% shareholding by 'historically disadvantaged' groups or black investors.

Not only has China advanced technologically in key strategic sectors despite sanctions, but it has also gained adherents to its alternative worldview.