Online users were briefly stunned by claims that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway had acquired Tesla for a staggering $1 trillion.
A now-deleted article alleged the 94-year-old “Oracle of Omaha” made the offer to Elon Musk, even fabricating a quote: “While I’ve publicly maintained that I don’t understand tech companies, I’ve secretly been driving a Cybertruck around my Nebraska neighborhood at night.”
The article, however, concluded with a stark disclaimer: “APRIL FOOLS! This article is entirely satirical and was published on April 1, 2025. Warren Buffett has not acquired Tesla, and all quotes and information in this piece are fictional.”
Don’t worry, they got me too. It was pretty funny. Welp, it’s going to be a long day in the news.
