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‘I Thought He Was Going To Hit Me’–Brockman Recalls Musk’s Anger After Being Denied OpenAI Control Key Facts Brockman took the stand for his second day of testimony, being questioned by OpenAI counsel Tuesday following a first day of questioning from Musk’s…

Propaganda risk 30%
Claims checked 7
Techniques found 2
Topics 3

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‘I Thought He Was Going To Hit Me’–Brockman Recalls Musk’s Anger After Being Denied OpenAI Control Key Facts Brockman took the stand for his second day of testimony, being questioned by OpenAI counsel Tuesday following a first day of questioning from Musk’s…

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Brockman testified Musk denied the board’s proposal to grant him less than 50% of the equity in the planned for-profit, wanted four of … Related storyboards

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: The Department of Government Efficiency’s cancellation of over $100 million in grants was unconstitutional, according to a ruling on Thursday.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Department of Government Efficiency’s cancellation of over $100 million in grants was unconstitutional, according to a ruling on Thursday.”
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Multiple independent sources (The Tech Buzz, IBTimes UK, Break The Web) report that a judge ruled the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) cancellation of over $100 million in grants was unconstitutional.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Department of Government Efficiency's cancellation of over $100 million in grants was unconstitutional, according to a ruling on Thursday. In the 143-page decision, US District Judge Colleen McMah…
https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/doge-used-chatgpt-in-a-way-…
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web search NEUTRAL — DOGE Used ChatGPT to Cut $100 Million in Humanities Grants, and a Judge Just Called It Unconstitutional.
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/court-rules-doge-grant-cuts-unlawf…
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web search NEUTRAL — Judge rules Trump administration’s cancellation of humanities grants was unconstitutional. Grant Ruling Right.The humanities grants, totaling over $100 million, were intended to support scholars, writ…
https://btw.co/node/10516419/grant-ruling/
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Claim 2: “AI chatbot apps... happened with iOS 26.4”
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Multiple independent sources (Flipboard, ithinkdiff.com, and other tech reports) specifically confirm that iOS 26.4 introduced support for AI chatbot apps like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini in CarPlay.
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web search NEUTRAL — With iOS 26.4, CarPlay users will be able to use third-party chatbots with CarPlay. AI services like Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT will be accessible through the CarPlay system for the first time ...
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/18/ios-26-4-carplay-suppor…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apple is officially opening CarPlay to third-party AI chatbots. With iOS 26.4 beta 1, Apple has introduced support for a new category called voice-based conversational apps, allowing services like ...
https://www.ithinkdiff.com/ios-26-4-carplay-ai-apps-chatgpt-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Starting with iOS 26.4, Apple supports using AI chatbot apps on the iPhone through CarPlay. ChatGPT was the first AI app to arrive shortly after iOS 26.4's release. Now a second AI chatbot has ...
https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/17/apples-carplay-feature-now-su…
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Claim 3: “CarPlay has improved a lot with iOS 26 and subsequent updates over the past year”
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The claim is corroborated by a cross-reference and multiple web search results (9to5Mac, Autoblog, auto connected car news) stating that iOS 26 brought significant improvements to CarPlay.
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web search NEUTRAL — CarPlay has improved a lot with iOS 26 and subsequent updates over the past year, here are two new features I’ve been loving lately. #1: AI chatbot apps. It’s not often that CarPlay gets a whole new c…
https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/08/carplay-keeps-getting-better-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apple CarPlay Updates iOS 26 live updates.Chief among the Apple CarPlay updates that go with the iOS 26 is the system-wide refreshed visual design, featuring icons that adapt seamlessly to light and d…
https://www.autoblog.com/news/apple-carplay-updates-whats-ne…
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web search NEUTRAL — At WWDC 2025, Apple unveiled sweeping upgrades to CarPlay coming with iOS 26 this fall, including a modernized Liquid Glass interface, interactive widgets and Live Activities, enhanced Messaging, and …
https://www.autoconnectedcar.com/2025/06/apple-updates-carpl…
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Claim 4: “She had four kids with Elon Musk. Now she’s central to his courtroom fight. In hours of testimony, Elon Musk’s partner Shivon Zilis opened up about their relationship”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists entirely of irrelevant adult content search results (XNXX). There is no factual evidence provided in the search results regarding Shivon Zilis's children or courtroom testimony.
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web search NEUTRAL — XNXX Today's selection Esto es lo que pasa cuando mi esposa se va al trabajo.. Mi cuñada se mete a mi cuarto para que le de por el culo y la haga gritar de dolor y placer. (Es una ninfómana anal) 3.2M…
https://www.xnxx.com/todays-selection/
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web search NEUTRAL — XNXX delivers free sex movies and fast free porn videos (tube porn). Now 10 million+ sex vids available for free! Featuring hot pussy, sexy girls in xxx rated porn clips.
https://www.xnxx.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — XNXX Today's selection Dick Flash! The blonde hotel cleaning girl brings me fresh towels and helps me finish by giving me a handjob. Her blue uniform really turned me on, it looked amazing on her with…
https://www.xnxx.com/todays-selection/1
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Claim 5: “Brockman testified Musk denied the board’s proposal to grant him less than 50% of the equity in the planned for-profit”
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Multiple sources, including MIT Technology Review and other reports on the trial, confirm Brockman's testimony that Musk sought majority equity (more than 50%) and control of the board for the for-profit entity.
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web search NEUTRAL — Elon Musk’s latest legal filing against OpenAI marks his fourth attempt in less than a year to reframe his claims. However, his own words and actions speak for themselves—in 2017, Elon not only wanted…
https://openai.com/index/elon-musk-wanted-an-openai-for-prof…
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web search NEUTRAL — Court testimony reveals Elon Musk backed OpenAI’s shift to a for-profit model while seeking control to fund an $80 billion Mars colony.
https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/80-billion-for-mars-elon…
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web search NEUTRAL — Musk wanted to have majority equity in the entity and the right to choose a majority of the board members. He also wanted to be its CEO, said Brockman. Brockman testified that in August 2017, he and o…
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/08/1137008/musk-v-a…
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Claim 6: “Brockman took the stand for his second day of testimony, being questioned by OpenAI counsel Tuesday following a first day of questioning from Musk’s lawyer.”
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Multiple web search results confirm Greg Brockman took the stand in the trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, with reports mentioning the trial continuing into a second week and Brockman testifying over multiple days.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · The trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI is continuing into the second week with Greg Brockman taking the stand.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciapark/2026/05/05/i-thought…
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and CEO Sam Altman’s top lieutenant, disclosed in court Monday that his stake in the artificial intelligence company is worth nearly $30 billion.
https://apnews.com/article/brockman-musk-altman-openai-trial…
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web search NEUTRAL — Brockman was born in Thompson, North Dakota, and attended Red River High School, where he excelled in mathematics, chemistry, and computer science. [6][9] He won a silver medal in the 2006 Internation…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Brockman
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Claim 7: “In the 143-page decision, US District Judge Colleen McMahon cites DOGE’s process”
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Multiple sources (The Verge, and other reports on the DOGE ruling) explicitly mention that US District Judge Colleen McMahon issued a 143-page decision citing DOGE's processes.
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web search NEUTRAL — In her 143-page ruling, US District Judge Colleen McMahon called out the agency created by US President Donald Trump specifically for its targeting of Jewish projects, including Holocaust research.
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-895596
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web search NEUTRAL — The Department of Government Efficiency’s cancellation of over $100 million in grants was unconstitutional, according to a ruling on Thursday. In the 143-page decision, US District Judge Colleen McMah…
https://www.theverge.com/policy/927071/doge-chatgpt-grants-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Colleen McMahon is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.Pages using infobox officeholder with deprecated parameters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colleen_McMahon
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