The claim originated as satire. There is no evidence that Musk has made an agreement to buy CNN for $3 billion.

Panelist Ryan Girdusky told journalist Mehdi Hasan—who is Muslim— live on air, "I hope your beeper doesn’t go off,” in a reference to Hezbollah's exploding pagers.

Conservative commentator Ryan Girdusky found himself banned from CNN after making a racist comment toward fellow panelist.