Yesterday, a Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside a Trump resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, in what appears to be another act of terrorism in the US:
#RIP: The Cybertruck explosion in front of Trump Tower in Las Vegas is now being investigated as a possible ACT OF TERR0R, according to ABC Information.
The driver died and seven bystanders were injured. pic.twitter.com/ngl2JyAHzE
– Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 1, 2025
Elon Musk had this to say about the explosion:
We have now confirmed that the explosion was caused by large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in the bed of the rented Cybertruck and is unrelated to the vehicle itself.
All vehicle telemetry was positive at the time of the explosion. https://t.co/HRjb87YbaJ
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 1, 2025
The explosion “was not related to the vehicle itself.”
But you knew that some in the media couldn’t pass up the opportunity:
The media wants you to think there is a problem with the Cybertruck, but that’s not the case at all.
– RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) January 1, 2025
That was certainly the case with this framing of the explosion by Related Press, not unlike when the AP gave the impression that a car crashed into a crowd of people in New Orleans:
BREAKING: 10 people were killed and 30 injured after a vehicle plowed into a crowd at the New Orleans Canal and Bourbon Avenue. https://t.co/96GxxGuOK3
— Associated Press (@AP) January 1, 2025
There go those self-driving cars again!
Next up for AP was a self-exploding Tesla Cybertruck, which decided to catch fire on its own in this fantastic headline:
One person dies when Tesla truck catches fire and explodes outside Trump’s Las Vegas resort https://t.co/XGHCV0X96E
— Associated Press (@AP) January 1, 2025
More propaganda detected:
AP means Associated Propaganda pic.twitter.com/kh8rTuwlPK
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 2, 2025
It’s more of the AP-style “journalism” we expect.
They simply cannot report the truth of events. They can’t just publish what happened. Not even once. https://t.co/91RXqN299m
– Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) January 2, 2025
On no planet did the Tesla truck simply “catch fire”
It was loaded with explosives and detonated.@APhas navigated the borders of NY Instances v. Sullivan for too long
This is defamation and is actionable here, even of a public figure like @elonmusk
Good luck! https://t.co/oU3ejfk18c
—Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) January 2, 2025
Community Notes threw the AP post into the shame shredder:
thank god for @CommunityNotes @APdo everyone a favor and delete your account pic.twitter.com/S41v9RPeFr
— vittorio (@IterIntellectus) January 2, 2025
Another victory for Neighborhood Word pic.twitter.com/HpMi7k8WtV
– TikTok Libraries (@libsoftikt) January 2, 2025
You can never embarrass the PA enough.
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Related:
Las Vegas Cybertruck Explosion Suspect Identified and WOW, His Connection to NOLA Terrorist is DAMN
