‘Caught Fire’: Corporate Media Really … Really Didn’t Want To Admit Cybertruck Exploded Outside Trump’s Vegas Hotel

Several legacy media outlets reported Wednesday that a Tesla truck “caught fire” outside after a Cybertruck exploded outside of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas.

The Tesla Cybertruck exploded in front of the entrance of the hotel Wednesday as a result of firework mortars and camp fuel canisters being placed inside the vehicle, leading investigators to believe the incident was a criminal or terrorist act. Footage of the incident, which was shared publicly as early as 12:22 p.m. EST, Wednesday, clearly shows the Tesla Cybertruck instantly exploding and leaving debris all across the scene.

Many of the articles that referred to the incident as a “fire” were released later in the afternoon, hours after footage of the explosion had been made public.

The Associated Press’ (AP) initial headline, posted after 3 p.m. EST, read, “1 person dies when truck catches fire and explodes outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel,” according to an archived version of the article. Tesla CEO Elon Musk criticized the outlet for its initial headline, branding the publication “Associated Propaganda.

“AP stands for Associated Propaganda,” Musk wrote on “X.”

The AP later