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| - On Nov. 21, 2024, an X user posted a photo purportedly showing SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos seated together.
The image (archived) had amassed more than 262,000 views, 7,300 likes and 700 replies as of this writing.
Elon Musk with Jeff Bezos. pic.twitter.com/jPsrUnARlq
— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) November 21, 2024
"How time flies," Musk commented under the post.
Examples of the picture had appeared on social media for years, including on Instagram, Reddit and Facebook.
In short, the photo was authentic and did show Musk and Bezos seated together. Therefore, we have rated this claim as true.
Origin of the Photo
TinEye reverse image search results showed that the image had circulated online as early as November 2009.
However, the picture originated from a 2008 article about a "Master Class" organized by Edge.org, which describes itself as the online version of "The Reality Club," an "informal gathering of intellectuals." The article was titled "A Short Course in Behavioral Economics."
The full version of the image also featured Sendhil Mullainathan (left), a professor of economics at Harvard and author, Musk (center) and Bezos (right).
(www.edge.org)
However, details about who took the picture and the specific context behind it are unclear. Snopes has reached out to Edge.org for clarification and will update this report if we receive a response.
This isn't the first time we've looked into claims about Musk. You can explore more in our collection: "25 Rumors We've Fact-Checked About Elon Musk."
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