Elon Musk has said he'll pay 1 million Dogecoin to anyone who can
prove a particular rumour about him is true.
Even if Elon Musk
is currently among the richest people in the world, acquiring the wealth of
an emerald mine will definitely boost his net worth, but the CEO of Twitter
has serious doubts about it.
There is a long-running rumour that
claims Elon Musk's father owns an emerald mine in South Africa and has given
Musk financial assistance.
These rumours gained momentum after Elon Musk's father, Errol,
said in an interview that he used emeralds from a "under the table" mine in
Zambia to finance his son's escape from South Africa to America.
The
rumours have already annoyed the Twitter boss in the last few months. He
also tweeted in January that "the fake emerald mine thing is so annoying
(sigh). Like, where exactly is this thing anyway?!"
Found this @CBSNews @elonmusk interview from 1998. I didn’t know about the emerald mine and wealthy parents until I read it on @Twitter about ten years ago. So, why did we live in a rent controlled apartment? #FUD pic.twitter.com/oCHz5eotWV
— Maye Musk (@mayemusk) January 7, 2023
Now Mr. Musk has decided to pay a million in Dogecoin to anyone
who can prove the existence of the mine his dad supposedly owned.
Twitter account DogeDesigner wrote: "Elon Musk never owned an
emerald mine. An open offer of 69.420 Doge to all the media outlets that are
publishing false information. Send me proof of its existence and take your
doge."
Elon Musk never owned an emerald mine. @elonmusk
— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) April 12, 2023
An open offer of 69.420 Doge to all the media outlets who are publishing false information. Send me a proof of its existence & take your doge. 🤣
📸 @dvorahfr pic.twitter.com/jx32wArKUP
The Tesla chief tweeted, "I will pay a million Dogecoin
for proof of this mine's existence!". Well, 1 million dogecoins amounts to
about $84,000.
