A headline saying that tech billionaire Elon Musk had just bought Boeing spread online in December along with other false claims following the Nov. 5 U.S. election saying that Musk, a supporter of President-elect Donald Trump,

Billionaire Elon Musk leads multiple high-profile companies, including Tesla, SpaceX and X. A social media post claimed he has acquired another big company — the aviation giant Boeing Co. "2 min ago: Elon Musk has just acquired Boeing, eliminating all competition," a Jan. 1 Facebook post read.

The claim circulating online is that Elon Musk has bought Boeing. This assertion has been shared widely across various social media channels, leading many to believe that a significant merger or acquisition in the aerospace sector has taken place.

Jeff Bezos, the second richest man in the world, successfully blasted off a 320-foot-tall rocket ship made by his Blue Origin company from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the early hours of the morning. It made the company the first to successfully reach orbit on its first launch of an orbital-class rocket.

Donald Trump’s pick to head the Transportation Department promised Wednesday to scrutinize Boeing's safety issues, streamline regulations and not interfere in ongoing agency investigations into Elon Musk’s electric car company if confirmed as secretary.

A recent Facebook post claims SpaceX founder Elon Musk said the astronauts "won’t come back" and suggested they’re dead. "Elon Musk: ‘The Boeing Starliners stranded astronauts are not with us anymore,’" the Jan. 4 post said. "‘They won’t come back.’" But the astronauts aren’t dead, and we found no evidence Musk said this.

Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead USDOT, promised to not interfere with ongoing NHTSA investigations into Tesla if confirmed as secretary.

NASA has plans to return humans to the moon with the Artemis mission—but Elon Musk’s preference for Mars could have influence in the Trump administration.

Donald Trump’s pick for Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy, received a warm reception during his confirmation hearing.

United Airlines flights will have access to Elon Musk’s Starlink Wi-Fi services as early as this spring, a sign of the widening reach of the tech billionaire.

United Airlines says in-flight Wi-Fi through Starlink will eventually be available on all United flights on seat-back screens and personal devices.

The scheduled Sunday launch could mark a new phase in competition in the commercial space market, and pave the way for the deployment of Amazon's Kuiper satellite network.