Without commenting on the rest of the issues with Musk/Tesla, his tweet about a news verification agency was a joke. Verifiably. It was nicknamed Pravda, and a corporation related to his tweet was registered to Musk on Oct 17 2017, the anniversery of the October Revolution.
The words of leaders should always be taken literally, because the those words only become "jokes" when they are otherwise unexplainable in rational discussion.
Verifiably is a strong word on this site. Fair enough. I'm still right though.
Options:
* In 2018, A foreign-born Capitalist billionaire with sometimes negative press coverage suggests creating a Ministry of Truth named after a Russian propaganda newspaper to call out journalists who make false claims in their reporting. He registers a corporation for that purpose on the 100th anniversery of a bloody revolution bringing about the Soviet Union.
* A man known for using puns and showmanship in their communications trolled a bunch of people who latch onto his every word, especially when they don't like the man.
And to ComradeTaco, this isn't the presidency, and he didn't spout hate speech. It was a joke.
"FDA said my farm is producing salmonella-infected chicken. Downvote their report on this URL!"