Elon Musk Willing To Offer $1 Billion To Wikipedia If It Changes Name

Billionaire Elon Musk has been in the news ever since his takeover of Twitter, which was later changed to X, El.kz cites ndtv.com.

The Founder of SpaceX and Tesla posts on the microblogging platform regularly, often intriguing users across the globe. Recently, the billionaire said that he would pay Wikipedia $1 billion if they changed their name. "I will give them a billion dollars if they change their name to Dickipedia," he said, adding that he would do so "in the interests of accuracy."

When a user urged Wikipedia to go ahead with the name change, Mr Musk set another condition. "@Wikipedia, Do it! You can always change it back after you collect," the user said. To which, the billionaire replied, "One year minimum. I mean, I'm a not fool lol."

In another post, he shared a screenshot of Wikipedia's homepage which mentioned "Wikipedia is not for sale" and "a personal appeal from Jimmy Wales". Mr Musk added, "Have you ever wondered why the Wikimedia Foundation wants so much money? It certainly isn't needed to operate Wikipedia. You can literally fit a copy of the entire text on your phone! So, what's the money for? Inquiring minds want to know ..."

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