Are Tesla TVs a fraud?

      Have you heard about Tesla's supposed TVs? If not, it may be coming soon. If platforms like Google, YouTube, Instagram, or TikTok recognize your interest in TVs or Tesla (or both), you can anticipate some content regarding the Tesla Smart TV.

      In one promotional video for the “Tesla Smart TV 2025,” Elon Musk appears alongside several futuristic TVs. Numerous other videos and various articles propagate the idea that Tesla is set to “disrupt the TV market” and that “Musk has done it again.” You'll discover that a 75-inch Tesla TV can be had for as little as $200, which honestly sounds too good to be true. (Indeed, Tesla is a disruptor, and that $200 price for a 75-inch TV would certainly qualify as disruptive, right?)

      Tesla/Amazon

      Tesla TVs can be found on Amazon, including within Amazon US, but they are not available for purchase, nor is there any indication of when they might be in stock. This raises the question: Is this a genuine product? Are Tesla TVs authentic, or are they a scam?

      To clarify, here are two statements that may initially seem contradictory: Yes, Tesla TVs exist, and yes, what you are seeing is part of a questionable scam.

      Tesla TVs exist, but not from the Tesla you think.

      Indeed, Tesla TVs are real, but they may not be what you imagine. Here’s a brief history to explain:

      Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American engineer, inventor, and visionary. He is credited with creating the first alternating current (AC) motor and electrical system, which we still utilize in our homes today. Whenever you plug in your microwave, phone charger, or TV into a wall outlet, you are using Tesla's innovation. Born on July 10, 1856, in the Austrian Empire, he immigrated to the US at 28. Serbia celebrates Tesla's Serbian roots—there are at least five Serbian companies that use the Tesla name. One of these companies is Tesla Appliances (operating under the Comtrade Group), which manufactures washers, dryers, and TVs among other consumer products.

      So yes, Tesla TVs are indeed a reality, primarily distributed in Eastern Europe (to the best of my knowledge). However, Tesla Appliances and the TVs it produces—bearing the Tesla brand—have no connection to Elon Musk or the American Tesla that manufactures electric vehicles, charging stations, and energy storage systems.

      Why, then, are there videos and websites showing a tuxedo-clad Elon Musk with those TVs? Why is there an abundance of content attempting to convince people that Elon Musk is producing TVs that are supposedly the most disruptive and anti-establishment TVs ever?

      That, my friends, is where the scam arises.

      The Tesla heater scam

      There's an enlightening video by Ben Taylor titled “I Bought a Heater from Elon Musk” on the YouTube channel Pleasant Green, where he recounts his experience with a purportedly revolutionary space heater that supposedly employed a hyper-efficient alpha heating element (or such nonsense) allowing it to heat a home for mere pennies. While it’s worth a watch, here’s the gist:

      The heater was subpar, possibly even a fire hazard. It failed to heat his room and was marketed under multiple brand names, all for far less than what Taylor paid, despite his claimed “discounts.” The heater had no connection to Elon Musk or Tesla whatsoever; it was shipped by a business operating out of a mailbox at a UPS store in Florida.

      The heater was sold by an individual who ran various businesses and websites hawking junk and drop-shipping it from unknown locations directly to customers. The owner of that company probably reaped significant profits from the heater sale through a setup like: buy it for two dollars, ship it for four dollars, charge $55, collect a $49 profit. Repeat that several times and you create a decent passive income stream. Have you ever wondered where those passive income videos lead if you invest in them? To ideas like these.

      That fake Elon Musk Tesla heater appears in numerous fake videos, reviews, and posts that are spread everywhere, making it seem genuine.

      But what about Tesla TVs?

      The situation with Tesla TVs is similar. They are entirely fictional—at least in the context that Elon Musk and the Tesla we know have nothing to do with the actual Tesla TVs that exist. In the “Tesla Smart TV 2025” video, the voiceover, script, and parts of the B-roll are likely generated by AI.

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      What makes this situation so tricky and deceitful: genuine photos and videos of actual Tesla TVs could be intertwined with the fake content. If you struggle to identify deep fakes and AI-generated material—whether video or written—you might easily get misled into thinking that Elon Musk is genuinely trying to disrupt the TV market.

      Additionally, the fact that Tesla-branded