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Snopes: "No, Musk didn't offer Dawn Staley $10M" (and DU gets a mention) [View all]
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/musk-dawn-staley-offer/No, Musk didn't offer Dawn Staley $10M
Some social media posts claimed the University of South Carolina Gamecocks coach refused Musk's alleged offer.
Caroline Wazer
Published March 24, 2025
In March 2025, a rumor circulated online that Elon Musk, tech billionaire and adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, offered to donate $10 million to Dawn Staley. Staley is head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks, the University of South Carolina's NCAA women's basketball team.
Some social media posts additionally claimed that Staley had refused the alleged offer. For example, a March 23 post (archived) from the Facebook page Women's Hoops read:
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Versions of the claim also appeared on platforms including X, Threads and Instagram, as well as the message board Democratic Underground.
But there was no evidence to support the claim that Musk ever offered $10 million to Staley. As a result, we've rated the claim false.
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Some social media posts claimed the University of South Carolina Gamecocks coach refused Musk's alleged offer.
Caroline Wazer
Published March 24, 2025
In March 2025, a rumor circulated online that Elon Musk, tech billionaire and adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, offered to donate $10 million to Dawn Staley. Staley is head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks, the University of South Carolina's NCAA women's basketball team.
Some social media posts additionally claimed that Staley had refused the alleged offer. For example, a March 23 post (archived) from the Facebook page Women's Hoops read:
[...]
Versions of the claim also appeared on platforms including X, Threads and Instagram, as well as the message board Democratic Underground.
But there was no evidence to support the claim that Musk ever offered $10 million to Staley. As a result, we've rated the claim false.
[...]
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