DigitEye India Fact Checkers
A video is going viral on social media with a claim that US President Donald Trump has banned the production of Tesla cars in the country with immediate effect. The context is the ongoing rift between Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk; the video started making rounds widely on social media platforms.
The claim reads in capitalized letters: “STOP THIS WAR PLEASE WILL COST YOUR INVESTORS A LOT PLEASE.” The video shows President Trump stating that he is going to ban tesla production and also sell the red Tesla given to him as a git three months ago. See the video:
STOP THIS WAR PLEASE WILL COST YOUR INVESTORS A LOT PLEASE: pic.twitter.com/toZSM4WxBp
— Market Rebellion (@zakayonoel37) June 8, 2025
The same video can be accessed on YouTube as shown here:
FACT-CHECK
Banning production of Tesla is not likely, as it involves a policy decision without evidence or serious technical flaws. as of now, there is no such announcement from the White House, nor any news report to substantiate the claim in the video.
Secondly, the video suffers from exaggerated style, with dramatic subtitles, background variation and emojis, suggesting that it was fictional and could be satirical. Though Trump’s policies include changing EV subsidies, banning Tesla in particular was never announced.
However, the news about Trump considering getting rid of his red Tesla, owing to his public spat with Musk — has been reported by USA Today quoting an unnamed White House official on June 6, 2025. Hence, the video claim that Trump is announcing a ban on Tesla production in the US is false.
Claim: Trump announced a ban on Tesla production in a video.
Conclusion: Misrepresentation. There is no move to ban Tesla production as of now and the video could have been tweaked to change the soundtrack.
Rating: Misrepresentation — 
