Has Elon Musk changed the Like button to celebrate Team India’s victory?
A claim is making waves on social media platforms asserting that Elon Musk, the owner of X has changed the “Like Button” on X to celebrate Indian cricket team’s victory in the recent T20 World Cup. The claim has been fiercely shared by several users on X.
An account named WORLD CUP FOLLOWER shared a video of Indian cricket team along with an Image depicting Indian flag in Heart shape, with the caption: “ELON MUSK HAS CHANGED THE LIKE BUTTON TO CELEBRATE INDIA VICTORY”
Furthermore, several users shared this video and image with similar captions.
Fact-Check
The DFRAC team investigated the viral claim by conducting a keyword search on google. In our investigation, no reports or updates have come to light in this regard. No changes have been observed in the like button animation. Moreover, when we searched for India in given search bar of the website. We found that there were no results available related to India winning the world cup.
Conclusion
It is evident from DFRAC ‘s fact-check that the viral claim stating Elon Musk has changed the “Like Button” on X is misleading. There is no such like button animation with the Indian flag.
