Business Fact-Checks — Is It True?

Did Elon Musk buy Boeing?

Elon Musk has not acquired Boeing. No official announcements, news reports, SEC filings, or statements from Boeing or Musk confirm any purchase. Fact-checks fro…

Did Meta buy TikTok?

Meta did not buy TikTok. No deal occurred despite U.S. political pressures and rumors in early 2025 for ByteDance to divest. TikTok remains owned by ByteDance, …

Did Disney buy Crunchyroll?

Sony acquired Crunchyroll from WarnerMedia/AT&T for $1.175 billion, completing the deal on August 9, 2021. No evidence exists of Disney purchasing Crunchyroll; …

Did Disney buy DreamWorks?

Disney did not buy DreamWorks. DreamWorks Animation was acquired by NBCUniversal for $3.8 billion in 2016. Disney only had a temporary distribution deal with Dr…

Did Starbucks change their matcha recipe?

Starbucks changed its matcha powder to pure, unsweetened matcha, removing the previous 50% sugar mixture. The update rolled out around early 2025 as part of a w…

Did Home Depot file for Chapter 11?

Home Depot has not filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. A property owner leasing to Home Depot filed Chapter 11 in 2017 to halt foreclosure amid a lease dispute ove…

Did Chevy discontinue the Camaro?

Chevrolet discontinued the Camaro after the 2024 model year, with production ending in December 2023. The official Chevrolet website lists the Camaro under disc…

Did Yamaha discontinue the R3?

Yamaha discontinued the YZF-R3 in India by halting CBU imports and allowing stock to run out due to high prices and low demand as of December 2025. The model re…

Did Wingstop change their fries?

Wingstop switched from hand-cut fries to frozen fries around mid-2025, as reported by customers on TikTok, Reddit, and social media. Multiple patrons noticed th…

Did Chick-fil-A change their fries?

Chick-fil-A replaced their original waffle-cut fries with a new crinkle-cut version nationwide starting March 15, 2021. The change aimed to improve crispiness, …

Did SEC approve ending Pattern Day Trader rule?

The SEC has not approved ending the Pattern Day Trader rule or eliminating the $25,000 minimum; FINRA filed a proposed rule change on December 29, 2025, to repl…

Did the JPMorgan CEO admit bank success depends on Bitcoin?

The post claims Jamie Dimon admitted in his 2025 annual letter that JPMorgan's 'ongoing success' depends on Bitcoin adoption and that he warned about Block and …

Did China build a city in the desert in 20 years?

China has constructed modern urban centers in desert regions, such as Ordos Kangbashi and parts of the Gobi New Area, transforming arid wastelands into function…

Did Deutsche Börse buy $200M stake in Kraken?

Deutsche Börse announced a $200 million investment for a 1.5% stake in Kraken's parent company Payward Inc., deepening their strategic partnership in regulated …

Is BlackRock aggressively buying Bitcoin nonstop?

BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has seen steady inflows, including $600 million over the past week reaching 788,927 BTC and a $269.3 million single-day…

Did Tesla promise HW3 FSD owners full autonomy via software updates?

Tesla promised HW3 owners that Full Self-Driving capability would be unlocked via software updates on existing hardware, but admitted in 2025 that HW3 lacks suf…

Did Japan approve bill classifying crypto as financial asset?

The post claims Japan has officially approved a bill to classify crypto as a financial asset — this is TRUE. Japan's cabinet approved the bill to reclassify cry…