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Did Trump ban Tesla production in US? Video goes viral; Fact Check

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 has been flipped, tweaked to change the soundtrack and doctored.

Rating: Misrepresentation —

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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:

The same video can be accessed on YouTube as shown here :

FACT-CHECK

Banning production of Tesla is not likely without evidence or serious technical flaws, as it involves a policy decision. As of now, there is no such announcement from the White House, nor any news report to substantiate the claim in the video. In fact, an official video by Trump on June 3, 2025 when he announced a travel ban on 12 countries, was doctored and tweaked to show him speaking against Musk.

Secondly, the video from the key ceremony when Musk left DOGE office has been doctored in all respects, from exaggerated style, with dramatic subtitles, image flipping, background variation and emojis, suggesting that it was fictional and not real.

 

Of course, 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. As per the White House policies, though Trump announced changing EV subsidies, he never mentioned banning Tesla in particular. Hence, the video claim is false.

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Arun Nag

Arun is with Digiteye India since the beginning as the main source for re-writing copies and re-checking the facts and images. He writes on general and tech issues. He can be reached at arunnag@digiteye.in

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