No, Elon Musk hasn’t invented a small gadget to slash energy bills; claims he has are likely scams

Elon Musk, X’s owner and Tesla’s CEO, will be one of the leaders of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. 

That announcement, along with his avid support of Trump, has kept Musk’s name all over the news — and in bogus social media claims. A Facebook post claimed Nov. 14 that Musk has invented a gadget that slashes energy bills.

Musk "shares his innovative solution that can instantly reduce your energy bills by 85%," the post’s caption reads, adding that "it’s even no longer necessary to use your home’s central heating system. Heating any room in 5 minutes! Thousands of Americans are taking advantage of this new discovery to save money on their electric and heating bills."

(Screenshot of Facebook post.)

The post includes what appears to be an artificially generated image of Musk seated behind something called a "Pyrex Heater." 

Another Facebook post also featuring Musk promotes an energy bill-slashing gadget similar to the "Pyrex Heater."

These posts were flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Meta, which owns Facebook, Threads and Instagram.)

We searched Tesla's website, and the only energy-related products are solar panels, a giant battery called Megapack, a solar home battery, and solar roofs. The website does not mention a device called a Pyrex Heater.

The account that published the Facebook post has a link leading to a self-described advertorial that explains the device and mentions Musk and other famous people — including the interior designer and TV personality Joanna Gaines and her husband and collaborator Chip Gaines, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson — allegedly endorsing the product. PolitiFact found no evidence that these personalities have commented about such a device. 

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The advertorial has a link leading to a site on which readers can purportedly buy the product, whose name has changed to "Pyrex Heat." The site also asks for credit card information — a sign of a scam.

PolitiFact found no official announcements from Tesla, media articles from credible outlets or news stories in the Nexis news database. PolitiFact contacted Tesla but received no reply by publication. 

This isn't the first time we've fact-checked posts about purported Tesla products. We rated a claim that Musk was launching a low-cost house False. 

We rate the claim that Musk created a device that reduces energy bills by 85% False. 

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