The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones' Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more ...
The claim originated as satire. There is no evidence that Musk has made an agreement to buy CNN for $3 billion.
One Facebook user commented of the purported news, "Good. Our money can be spent on real patriotic Americans that love all citizens." ...
The post is an example of what could be called "stolen satire," where claims written as satire and presented that way originally are reposted in a way that makes them appear to be legitimate news.