Of more than 600 claims Musk has made:
He achieved what he said he would only about 19% of the time.
He was late or did not deliver on his goals about 35% of the time.
For about 33% there's no public update or they were too vague to evaluate.
And 13% came with dates still in the future.
Khashoggi's Ghost
As always, this is less damning about Musk himself than it is about the degraded and dysfunctional sociopolitical systems around him, which continued to elevate him despite his endless grifts.
The billionaire has stated many plans for his businesses, but has delivered only some of what he said he would, when he said he would, according to a Times analysis.
