Fact Check: Did Elon Musk hire Jensen Huang after resigning as Nvidia’s CEO?
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA: After Jensen Huang resigned as CEO and president of Nvidia, a rumor began circulating on social media platforms claiming that trillionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has hired Huang. The claim has sparked mixed reactions online, with many being skeptical and calling for a fact-check.
Claim: Elon Musk has hired Jensen Huang
According to a viral post on X, Musk has hired former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang after his resignation over links to an alleged Chinese spy.
The claim surfaced after Musk praised Huang amid the controversy and floated the idea of hiring him.
The post has garnered millions of views as of this writing and strong reactions from netizens, with many appearing to praise Musk for his supposed decision, indicating they believe the claim to be true, while a few others dismissed the claim as false and called for verification of the viral rumor.
Fact Check: Elon Musk did not hire Jensen Huang
Although Musk said hiring Huang would be "an honor," and backed him publicly after the Nvidia co-founder resigned as chief executive on Thursday, the claim that he hired Huang is not supported by evidence.
There are no official statements, announcements, or social media posts from Musk, Tesla, Starlink, or any of his companies that say Huang has been hired.
If the claim were true, it would not go unreported by credible news and business outlets, given the controversy and debate surrounding Huang, but a search on Google, Bing, and Yahoo for the claim yielded no such media reports, except for the social media posts sharing that claim.
Jensen Huang steps down as Nvidia CEO and president
The claim surfaced after the company, on Thursday, November 12, announced that Huang had stepped down as the Nvidia president, CEO, and board member with immediate effect, bringing his 33-year journey with the company he helped establish to an abrupt end.
The announcement credited him with making a profound impact on Nvidia and the technology industry.
The resignation came following reports about his association with Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman suspected by US intelligence officials of having connections to Beijing, after which he admitted to being unfaithful to his wife and apologized to his family and colleagues.
Before the resignation, The New York Times reported that President Donald Trump urged Huang to keep fighting for his job.
