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Elon Musk speaks as part of a campaign town hall in support of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump in Folsom, Pa., Oct. 17. (AP)
Claims that Elon Musk is launching a low-cost house lack evidence
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We found no evidence such as news reports or news releases to support the claim that Elon Musk is creating affordable homes.
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In 2017, Tesla released the "Tesla Tiny House." It was only a model and aimed to showcase the company’s solar technology. Tesla never sold that house or any others like it.
Elon Musk, X’s owner and Tesla’s chief executive officer, is not in the business of affordable housing, despite social media claims.
Several different Facebook posts say Musk is building homes ranging in price from $5,000 to $12,000.
"I am releasing Tesla's NEW $12,000 House in 2025," the caption on one Nov. 1 post read. It continued, "Elon Musk exemplifies innovation with ventures in electric cars, space exploration, solar energy, and brain-computer interfaces. Tesla's $12,000 house, set for release in 2025. He is taking on the challenge of affordable and sustainable living in a way that’s both revolutionary and accessible."
(Screenshot of Facebook post).
The post includes two images showing Musk and what appears to be a furnished capsule-shaped house with the Tesla logo.
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In 2017, Tesla made the "Tesla Tiny House," a solar-powered model that a Tesla electric car towed around Australia. But that was a model to showcase the brand's products and its solar technology, and not a house itself. Tesla didn't offer that house or any others for sale.
We searched on Tesla's website, and the only house-related references are products, such as solar panels and solar roofs. The website mentions no company-made houses.
PolitiFact contacted Tesla but received no reply by publication.
PolitiFact found no official announcements from Tesla, media articles from credible outlets or news stories in the Nexis news database.
This isn't the first time we've fact-checked posts about purported Tesla products. We rated a claim that Musk was creating a robot "to carry a baby for nine months" False.
We also rate the claim that Musk is launching low-cost homes False.
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PolitiFact, Claims Elon Musk is developing a surrogate robot are unfounded, Oct. 29, 2024
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Green Magazine, Tesla Tiny House goes on tour, accessed Nov. 8, 2024
Google Search, Nov. 8, 2024
Daily Mail, Tesla's 'tiny house': Firm unveils sustainable pod powered entirely by solar panels - and it's towing it around with a Model X, 14 de agosto de 2017
Nexis search, Nov. 8, 2024
CNN, Elon Musk bet big on Trump. Here’s what he stands to gain — and lose — from his win, 7 de noviembre de 2024
Curbed, Tesla Tiny House hits the road in Australia, Aug. 14, 2017
The New York Times, Tesla’s Stock Jumps After Trump’s Victory, Nov. 7, 2024
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