Tesla Stockholders Ask Judge to Silence Musk in Fraud Case
SnopesJUL 2022
Tesla Shareholders Ask Judge to Silence Musk
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The Spin
Narrative A
Musk is crazy … crazy like a fox. When he knew he needed to give Tesla stock a boost, he tweeted about taking the company private. True or false, Musk kept Tesla out of bankruptcy and eventually it turned a profit, and all it cost Musk was a settlement with the SEC. What a great example of American industriousness in the face of government overreach.
Narrative B
Musk's flippant attitudes toward financial regulations and his theories on unlimited free speech are dangerous, if not criminal. He must be held to account for his actions to prove that billionaires can't just do what they want and get away with it.