Re:Twitter Deal Temporarily on Hold
by that_guy_iain on Friday May 13, 2022 @04:37PM
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Noob question, but wouldn't it be fraud if the number is higher than they're saying?
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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.
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
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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.