evidence: This claim appeared to have originated as a joke in early May 2022. It spread as a meme on Facebook, perhaps leaving some users to wonder if Musk had earnestly, or jokingly, made the offer to buy "The View." In early May 2022, a meme began spreading on Facebook with a picture of comedian Joy Behar and the words, "Elon Musk issued a tender offer to buy 'The View' outright for $17 and a coupon for a free appetizer at Applebee's." However, as some readers may have guessed, this claim appeared to have originated as a joke. [...] In sum, no, Musk didn't offer to buy "The View" for "$17 and a coupon for a free appetizer at Applebee's." This claim appeared to simply have originated as a joke, and it didn't come from one of his tweets.