Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Musk Statements

Re:Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Musk Statements by leesec on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @01:32PM (#18017333)

Obvious does not mean provable in a court of law.

He also tweeted this:

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/980566101124722688?lang=...

Was this some elaborate stock exploitation?

I don't mind the investigation but this whole thing, especially all the hate, like he ruined short sellers lives ( the stock is way down since the tweet ), is insane to me.

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Re:Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Musk Statements by harryh on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @01:37PM (#18017386)

I actually do think your linked tweet is problematic (though on a much smaller scale than the "secured funding" one). While obviously a joke, it was at the very least an irresponsible one from a public company CEO and definitely could be viewed as an attempt to manipulate algorithmic traders via the dissemination of misinformation.

CEOs have a legal duty to their shareholders and the public to communicate about their companies in a clear an honest manner.

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Re:Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Musk Statements by leesec on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @01:46PM (#18017486)

I guess anything 'could be viewed as an attempt to manipulate algorithmic traders' then.

At what point did obvious jokes become illegal?

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Re:Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Musk Statements by harryh on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @01:53PM (#18017545)

I don't personally think this tweet is illegal however I do think it's irresponsible.

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Re:Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Musk Statements by gamblor956 on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @03:53PM (#18018560)

It's not an obvious joke to people who don't speak English as their primary language.

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