'Good catch': Elon Musk and Greg Abbott unite to oppose claim that doesn’t exist

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott applauded Elon Musk's commitment to stopping government waste after the tech billionaire — who heads the "Department of Government Efficiency" task force to try to cut $2 trillion from the budget — vowed to block the federal government from funding the construction of a new football stadium for the Washington Commanders in the omnibus spending deal.

The only problem: it was false.

The flap began when Mario Nawfal, a right-wing social media influencer, posted...