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Tesla rumor claiming mugshot shows man crying after arrest for vandalizing dealership is false

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Online users shared the mugshot as a meme amid a flurry of news about the electric vehicle maker in early 2025.
The article from MSN debunks a viral rumor about a Tesla dealership vandalism incident. It discusses a widely circulated image purporting to be a mugshot of a man crying after being arrested for vandalizing a Tesla dealership. However, the image is actually from a 2016 incident involving a man named Michael Zaytsev, who was arrested for a different crime in Florida, not related to Tesla or any vandalism. The article clarifies that the image has been misused in various contexts over the years, and in this case, it was falsely linked to a Tesla-related event. The rumor was further spread by social media and some news outlets without fact-checking, leading to misinformation.

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