Elon Musk vs. OpenAI: Testy exchanges fill day 2 of trial
Credibility score: 68/100 — Mostly Credible. Mixed credibility - some claims are solid, others need verification.
BSmeter analyzed "Elon Musk vs. OpenAI: Testy exchanges fill day 2 of trial" and rated it 68/100 for credibility (a BS score of 32/100 — mostly credible), on 2026-05-05. Its weakest claim — "xAI has severe problems of non-consensual sexual images, child porn; Twitter full of Nazis" — scored 25/100 and was flagged as sketchy. 16 claims were checked against the video transcript. Scores are produced by BSmeter's AI analysis of the transcript, not independent human verification.
Claims analyzed
Musk's 7th hour of testimony in blockbuster OpenAI trial — Just Vibes (50/100)
Trial hype train leaving the station — 'blockbuster' much? 🎥🚂
Musk donated $38M to OpenAI; lawsuit is sour grapes over xAI — Solid (85/100)
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Musk testified he was a fool for funding OpenAI — Verified (95/100)
Direct quote from trial testimony 👌
2022 Musk-Altman texts: OpenAI valued $20B, 'feels bad', bait & switch — Solid (80/100)
Texts shown in court — valuation off but real exchange 👌
Emails/notes show Musk pushed OpenAI to go for-profit — Solid (85/100)
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OpenAI started to surpass Google and Facebook — Solid (85/100)
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Musk left OpenAI after control dispute, expected failure — Solid (80/100)
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Many jurors disliked Musk during selection — Dubious (45/100)
Jury dislike? Source on that, Kara? 🤨⚠️
Musk told GQ he has extreme concerns over AI killing us all — Solid (85/100)
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xAI has severe problems of non-consensual sexual images, child porn; Twitter full of Nazis — Sketchy (25/100)
Conflating xAI with Twitter CSAM issues — sloppy smear 💀🚩
NYT story today: cyber experts scared of AI companies creating bioweapons — Dubious (45/100)
Vague 'story today' with zero specifics — where's the link? 🤨
OpenAI worth 720 billion or maybe 72 billion dollars — Solid (75/100)
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Musk plans to depose Altman/Brockman; OpenAI IPO planned this year — Dubious (45/100)
IPO rumors exist but 'Musk's plan to knock off' is spicy speculation 🚩
Musk-OpenAI fight is about credit and legacy, not just competition — Opinion (50/100)
Classic SV analysis — ego and bragging rights, yeah we get it 🙄
Waited in men's room line next to Sam Altman — Personal Story (70/100)
Awkward bathroom line with Altman — peak Silicon Valley normalcy 😂
Musk 2017 email: expand OpenAI board to 16 if world fate at stake — Solid (85/100)
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