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Re:Twitter Deal Temporarily on Hold by that_guy_iain on Friday May 13, 2022 @04:37PM (#31372296)
Noob question, but wouldn't it be fraud if the number is higher than they're saying?
Re:Twitter Deal Temporarily on Hold by jquery on Saturday May 14, 2022 @01:19PM (#31380160)
No. It would only be fraud if they knew the methodology was likely to be extremely flawed and there are receipts with executives saying “let’s choose this because of X nefarious reason.”

Twitter being wrong about the number, or using a methodology Elon doesn’t like, isn’t enough.

Re:Twitter Deal Temporarily on Hold by Hedepig on Saturday May 14, 2022 @02:02AM (#31375448)
The contract explicitly states the number could be much higher than their estimate, so although IANAL, I doubt it.
Re:Twitter Deal Temporarily on Hold by that_guy_iain on Saturday May 14, 2022 @10:37AM (#31378350)
Fraud isn't about the contract, it's about if someone lies to obtain money. Saying the stats are x when they're y because x sounds better seems like standard fraud to me.