Elon Musk Weighs Ryanair Acquisition After Social Media Taunt

Elon Musk Weighs Ryanair Acquisition After Social Media Taunt

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO joked about appointing a leader named Ryan following Ryanair’s comment on X platform outage.

Fact Check
The evidence strongly supports the statement. Multiple independent sources directly corroborate the core claim. A PCMag article, a New York Post article, and a Reddit post all explicitly state and quote that when a user on X suggested Elon Musk should buy Ryanair, Musk publicly replied, "Good idea." This reply, made on a public social media platform, serves as a direct, public indication that he was at least considering the suggestion, even if the comment was made flippantly. The primary sources with the highest relevance (PCMag, NY Post, Reddit) are all consistent in reporting this specific interaction. Other provided sources that do not mention the acquisition comment are focused on the broader context of the dispute between Musk and Ryanair's CEO over Starlink. They do not contradict the claim; they simply omit this specific detail. The consistency across multiple direct sources provides high confidence in the assessment.
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  • X platform: A social media service owned by Elon Musk, formerly known as Twitter.