I don't know about fake news, but in the case of the alleged Tesla laptimes all the (English language) sites I've seen are very open about the fact that Tesla are using modified cars with features which are not available to customers as yet.

Musk himself promised S models with these go-faster modifications to be available in Sep/Oct 2020 admitting that the NBR cars are not production and showroom ready..

No one can be fooled unless this person wants to.


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