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10 major companies, including Disney, have stopped posting on X since November 2024?
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10 major companies, including Disney, have stopped posting on X since November 2024?

A viral post shared on Threads claims that 10 major companies, including Disney, have stopped posting on X since November 2024.

Verdict: misleading

The statement is misleading. Only IBM and The Colbert Show have stopped posting on X, with their last activity on the platform at the end of 2023.

Fact check:

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber said the platform is “billionaire proof” during a recent appearance on CNBC’s “Money Movers,” according to snuff. Graber also said that the platform is “open source” by the same aspect, the press indicated.

The Threads post, which has more than 16,000 likes at the time of writing, claims that 10 major companies, including Disney, have stopped posting on X since November 2024.

“Disney stopped posting X. Marvel stopped posting X. IBM stopped posting X. Comcast stopped posting X. Warner Bros. stopped airing X. Lionsgate stopped airing X. Paramount stopped airing XX Sony Pictures stopped airing X. CBS stopped airing X. The Colbert Show stopped airing still post on X. Anyone else grateful to see less propaganda on X?” the post, which does not provide a source to support its claim, reads.

The statement is misleading. A comment shared in the post claims that only IBM, CBS and Colbert have stopped posting on X, with their work on the platform ending in 2023. “Spreading misinformation and insulting the intelligence of the American public is what cost the left this election” , adds the comment. . (DISCLAIMER: Posts Claiming Elon Musk Banned Pride Content From X Are Based On Satire)

Check Your Fact reviewed X accounts belonging to each of the 10 major companies named in the Threads post and found recent posts, including reposts made on the platform by Disney, Marvel, Comcast, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony Picturesand CBS. The only two accounts that seem to have stopped using X are IBM and The Colbert Showtheir last activity on the platform being at the end of 2023.

Additionally, check your found facts there is no credible news to support the claim. In fact, the opposite is true. On November 21, Reuters reported that the claim was misleading, also indicating that only IBM and The Colbert Show had stopped posting on X, with their last activity being in 2023.

Bluesky, a social media app launched by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, could become a possible rival to X, according to ABC News. The platform saw an increase of 20 million users following the 2024 election, the media reported.