Coverage dated January 15, 2023 to January 17, 2023

US fraud trial begins over Elon Musk's 2018 Tesla tweets

Headline from Digital Journal, on the newest of 2 developments

Jury selection began on Tuesday in a California courtroom over whether Elon Musk committed fraud with a pair of 2018 tweets.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Jury seated in securities trial over 2018 Musk tweet about Tesla

    Headline from Courthouse News Service ·

  2. Newest

    US fraud trial begins over Elon Musk's 2018 Tesla tweets

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

Reports & sources

51 articles, oldest first.

  1. Kokomo Tribune

    Elon Musk's next drama: a trial over his tweets about Tesla (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Long before beleaguered billionaire Elon Musk purchased Twitter in October, he had set his sights on Tesla, the electric automaker where he serves as CEO and from which he derives

  2. The Buffalo News

    Billionaire Elon Musk faces trial over his tweets about Tesla (opens The Buffalo News)

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    The Buffalo News's feed description

    While still grappling with the fallout from a company he did take private, beleaguered billionaire Elon Musk is now facing a trial over a company he didn't. Musk claimed in a 2018 tweet that he had lined up the financing to pay for a $72 billion buyout of Tesla.

  3. Portland Press Herald

    Elon Musk’s next drama: Trial over his tweets about Tesla (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Investors who owned the stock for a 10-day period in 2018 form a class-action lawsuit.

  4. CBS News

    Elon Musk set to face trial over his Tesla tweets (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Investors sued after Musk suggested in 2018 that he was moving ahead with a plan to take Tesla private.

  5. Washington Post

    Musk’s securities fraud trial begins over Tesla ‘Funding secured’ tweet (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    Musk is being sued by shareholders over a 2018 tweet in which he declared he had financing to take Tesla private, a statement the court has deemed "untrue."

  6. KYMA Yuma

    Elon Musk drama shifts from Twitter to tweets about Tesla (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    While still grappling with the fallout from a company he did take private, beleaguered billionaire Elon Musk is now facing a trial over a company he didn't.

  7. New York Times

    Elon Musk Faces Trial Over His 2018 Plan to Take Tesla Private (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Investors are seeking billions of dollars in damages for their losses after Mr. Musk posted a proposal on Twitter that never materialized.

  8. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Elon Musk Faces Trial for Alleged Fraud Over 2018 Tesla Buyout Tweets (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Tesla investors sued Musk over a misleading tweet about a potential buyout of the electric automaker, which caused its stocks to trade at a wide range.

  9. Newsweek

    Elon Musk goes on trial, accused of defrauding Tesla investors (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Musk could take the stand in a San Francisco court as early as Wednesday over a 2018 tweet in which he floated the possibility of taking Tesla private.

  10. Al Jazeera

    Elon Musk’s next drama: A trial over his tweets on Tesla (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Trial on Tesla boss Musk’s old tweets that he had raised money to take the auto firm private is set to start on Tuesday.

  11. NPR

    Here's what's at stake in Elon Musk's Tesla tweet trial (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    In 2018, Musk tweeted he had secured enough funding to take Tesla private, but a deal never materialized. A trial over the risk he brought to shareholders could further tarnish the CEO's reputation.

  12. The Guardian

    Elon Musk and Tesla to begin trial for alleged fraud over ‘funding secured’ tweet (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Lawsuit seeks damages for shareholders who bought or sold Tesla stock in the days after Musk’s August 2018 tweets

  13. CBS News

    Elon Musk drama shifts from Twitter to Tesla tweets (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    While still grappling with the fallout from a company he did take private, beleaguered billionaire Elon Musk is now facing a San Francisco trial over a company he didn't.

  14. NBC News

    Trial over Elon Musk's 'funding secured' tweet kicks off (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    In 2018, the Tesla CEO claimed he would be taking the electric car company private. Shareholders sued, seeking billions in damages.

  15. France 24

    Elon Musk and Tesla to begin trial for alleged fraud over 2018 tweet (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Jury selection began on Tuesday in a California courtroom over whether Elon Musk committed fraud with a pair of 2018 tweets saying he was poised to take Tesla private.

  16. The Cullman Times

    Jury selection begins in investor lawsuit against Elon Musk (opens The Cullman Times)

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    The Cullman Times's feed description

    A Silicon Valley judge is questioning potential jurors to hear allegations that Elon Musk cheated Tesla investors by claiming in a 2018 tweet that he had lined up financing to

  17. Digital Journal

    US fraud trial begins over Elon Musk's 2018 Tesla tweets (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Jury selection began on Tuesday in a California courtroom over whether Elon Musk committed fraud with a pair of 2018 tweets.

  18. Sioux City Journal

    Jury selected for Elon Musk trial about Tesla buyout tweets (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    A nine-person jury has been seated to hear a trial that will determine whether Tesla CEO Elon Musk cheated investors by asserting in 2018 tweets that he had lined up

  19. Investor's Business Daily

    What Tesla Stock Investors Should Know As Elon Musk Trial Begins (opens Investor's Business Daily)

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    Investor's Business Daily's feed description

    Tesla dropped as a court case around Elon Musk's 2018 tweets about taking Tesla private began Wednesday.

  20. Courthouse News Service

    Jury seated in securities trial over 2018 Musk tweet about Tesla (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured,” Elon Musk tweeted in 2018. Investors sued.

  21. France 24

    Jury hears Elon Musk told 'lies' that cost Tesla investors millions (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    A lawyer for angry Tesla investors told a California courtroom on Wednesday that CEO Elon Musk "lied" about having funding in place to take the company private, costing his clients millions of dollars.

  22. CBS News

    Jury seated for trial over Elon Musk's tweets over Tesla buyout (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    On Tuesday, a nine-person jury was selected for the trial for Tesla CEO Elon Musk over allegations that he cheated Tesla investors in 2018 via his tweets saying he had lined up financing to take his company private.

  23. Gizmodo

    Elon Musk's Tesla Trial Defense: Funding Was Secured...in His Mind (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    While Musk’s fateful tweets included “technical wordsmith inaccuracies," Musk’s lawyer claims the CEO really did intend to take the company private. Somehow.

  24. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Jury-picking starts in Musk trial (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    SAN FRANCISCO -- A Silicon Valley judge began questioning potential jurors Tuesday to hear allegations that Elon Musk cheated Tesla investors by claiming in a 2018 tweet that he had lined up financing to take the electric automaker private.

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