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Musk Gets Fact Checked By His Own Social Media Platform After Echoing Trump Claim: 'American Banks Do Business In Canada'

Elon Musk (Credit: AFP / Jim WATSON)

Elon Musk got fact checked by his own social media platform, X, after echoing a false claim made by U.S. President Donald Trump about American banks not being allowed to operate in Canada.

"It's a valid point. The rules are asymmetric," Musk said when replying to a post from Trump on his own social media platform, Truth Social. "Canada doesn't allow American Banks to do business in Canada, but their banks flood the American market. Oh, that seems fair to me, doesn't it?" Reads Trump's post.

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