A post shared on Facebook claims the National Football League (NFL) purportedly admitted to canceling Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Super Bowl advertisements.
Verdict: False
The claim is false and originally stems from a Feb. 12 post shared by a satirical Facebook page.
Fact Check:
Musk said the U.S. “[needs] to delete entire agencies” to root out government waste, according to The Hill. Musk made the remark virtually at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the outlet reported.
The Facebook post claims the NFL purportedly admitted to canceling Musk’s DOGE Super Bowl ads. “The NFL admits to canceling Elon’s DOGE Super Bowl ads. Time to cancel the NFL,” the post, which does not provide a source to support its claim, reads.
The claim is false and originally stems from a Feb. 12 post shared by “America’s Last Line Of Defense,” a satirical Facebook page. “The flagship of the ALLOD network of trollery and propaganda for cash. Nothing on this page is real,” the page describes itself via its profile. The original post has received over 3,000 likes as of writing. (RELATED: Image Of Fan Appearing To Flip Off Trump Is From Iowa State Game, Not Super Bowl LIX)
Likewise, the NFL does not appear to have issued a press release or a social media statement referencing the claim. DOGE has not publicly mentioned the claim. Musk has not commented on the claim via his verified X account, @elonmusk, either.
In addition, Check Your Fact did not find any credible news reports to support the claim. Actually, the opposite is true. On Feb. 13, Lead Stories debunked the claim, indicating it originally stemmed from the same satirical Facebook page.
Check Your Fact has contacted an NFL spokesperson for comment.