Charlie Puth debunks viral fan theory that his song 'Attention' was secretly about Elon Musk buying Twitter
A wild new conspiracy theory claiming that Charlie Puth's 2017 hit "Attention" was actually a prophetic diss track about Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter has been making the rounds on TikTok this week—and the singer himself just stepped in to confirm it's completely fake. The theory, which accumulated over 3 million views in 24 hours, pointed to supposed hidden lyrics like "you just want attention" as coded references to Musk's controversial social media takeover. Puth took to Instagram Stories to laugh it off, writing, "I wrote that song years before any of that happened. Please go outside." Fact-checkers confirm the timeline is off: "Attention" was released in April 2016, while Musk's interest in Twitter didn't surface until 2022. At least one TikTok creator has since apologized for "accidentally starting a rumor."