According to recent reports on social media and specialized websites, Elon Musk, the billionaire businessman and owner of X (previously Twitter), intends to buy the ABC television network and name Tucker Carlson,
A former Fox News personality, as its CEO. This purchase is purportedly intended to counter what Musk perceives to be a widespread “woke” culture in the media.
Even though the article has generated a lot of internet conversation, a deeper examination shows that these allegations are not supported by any reliable evidence.
To combat the woke media mentality, Elon Musk chooses to acquire ABC and appoint Tucker Carlson as CEO. The narrative seems to have come from sarcastic and obscure sources.
One of the first references was in a social media post made on October 18, 2024, by the “SpaceX Fanclub,” which asserts that Musk purchased ABC in order to “remove wokeness from the network.”
