An administrator for the SpaceX Fanclub page left a comment on the post linking to an article on the affiliated website Esspots.com (archived). That article, though not identical to the SpaceXMania.com one, was also dated Nov. 18 and included many of the same details.
A collage showing the two posts side by side can be seen below.
Some readers seemed to interpret the rumor as a factual recounting of real-life events. For example, one Facebook user responded to the Patriots Network post by writing: “The only request I have is that they have their citizenship canceled and they can never live in America again.” In response to the SpaceX Fanclub post, a different Facebook user wrote: “Like they deserve respect. Good bye. Don’t let the door hit you on your way out.”
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