FACT CHECK: Did Disney+ Lose 23 Million Subscribers ‘Trying To Cancel’ Elon Musk?
A post shared on X, formerly Twitter, claims Disney+ lost 23 million subscribers overnight for “trying to cancel” X CEO Elon Musk.
Verdict: False
The claim is inaccurate. It stems from a satirical website that has been debunked several times previously.
Fact Check:
Disney, among many other companies, recently made the decision to suspend advertising from X following Musk’s approval of a post considered by many to be anti-semitic, according to Forbes. Disney CEO Iger stated that he felt his company’s association with Elon Musk and X was “not necessarily a positive one for us,” The New York Post reports.
An X post shows an image of Musk alongside Iger with the text, “Disney loses 23 million subscribers overnight trying to cancel Musk.”
The claim was originally posted by a website called the Dunning-Kruger Times. The site’s “About Us” page reads “Dunning-Kruger-Times.com is a subsidiary of the “America’s Last Line of Defense” network of parody, satire, and tomfoolery.”
Check Your Fact has debunked the Dunning-Kruger Times numerous times previously. (RELATED: No, Disney+ Is Not Shutting Down In December)
Check Your Fact has reached out to a Disney+ spokesperson for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.