Musk walked back his claim about 90 minutes later, tweeting: “Still a lot of work needed to receive formal approval, but am optimistic that will occur rapidly”. Musk was received with typical credulity by the tech press, and considerable consternation by various government agencies. “Elon Musk has had no contact with Philadelphia officials on this matter,” said Mike Dunn, the city spokesman. “We do not know what he means when he says he received ‘verbal government approval’. His initial statement about “verbal govt approval” has been retweeted more than 34,000 times.

Source: The Guardian July 20, 2017 20:07 UTC