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Coverage dated January 17, 2023 to January 22, 2023

Elon Musk testifies in 2nd day of Tesla tweet trial

Headline from WFMZ Allentown, on the newest of 2 developments

Elon Musk returned to federal court Monday in San Francisco to testify in a class action lawsuit filed by Tesla investors alleging he misled them with a tweet. The tweet

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  1. Musk takes witness stand to defend Tesla buyout tweets

    Headline from 13News Now Norfolk ·

  2. Newest

    Elon Musk testifies in 2nd day of Tesla tweet trial

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

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  1. Breitbart News

    Elon Musk Heads to Court to Battle Tesla Shareholders over Infamous 'Funding Secured' Tweet (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Tesla CEO and new Twitter owner Elon Musk is set to return to court this week for a legal battle with angry Tesla shareholders who claim his infamous 2018 "funding secured" tweet cost them huge amounts of money.

  2. Sioux City Journal

    Elon Musk takes witness stand to defend Tesla buyout tweets (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    Elon Musk has been summoned to court to defend a 2018 tweet claiming he had lined up the financing to take Tesla private in a deal that never came close

  3. The Guardian

    Elon Musk expected to testify in Tesla takeover trial (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The case is a rare securities class-action trial in which the judge has already ruled the carmaker founder’s tweet was reckless

  4. 13News Now Norfolk

    Musk takes witness stand to defend Tesla buyout tweets (opens 13News Now Norfolk)

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    13News Now Norfolk's feed description

    In his initial appearance on the stand, Musk defended his prolific tweeting as “the most democratic way" to distribute information.

  5. Courthouse News Service

    Elon Musk takes stand in Tesla tweet securities trial (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    While Musk may have been the day's star witness, the Tesla shareholders' expert did the most testimonial damage.

  6. NBC New York

    Elon Musk Defends His Old Tweets in Securities Fraud Trial in San Francisco (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk was in court on Friday defending past tweets about a deal that never materialized to take the company private.

  7. Berkshire Eagle

    AP Trending SummaryBrief at 7:12 a.m. EST (opens Berkshire Eagle)

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    Berkshire Eagle's feed description

    Elon Musk takes witness stand to defend Tesla buyout tweets

  8. Engadget

    Elon Musk defends 'funding secured' tweets in Tesla shareholder trial (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Elon Musk said that just because he tweets something, it "does not mean people believe it or will act accordingly.".

  9. Insider

    Elon Musk just took the stand in a trial over his 'funding secured' tweet — catch up with 8 stand-out quotes from his testimony (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Elon Musk testified with characteristic defiance on Friday, saying he didn't believe his tweets necessarily moved Tesla's stock price.

  10. Delaware Public Media

    Elon Musk takes the witness stand to defend his Tesla buyout tweets (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Two tweets in 2018 led to a class-action lawsuit alleging Musk misled investors, pulling him into court for about a half hour to deliver sworn testimony in front of a nine-person jury.

  11. Digital Journal

    Elon Musk takes stand in Tesla tweet fraud trial (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the stand in a California fraud trial accused of lying in tweets about taking the auto company private.

  12. FOX Business

    Elon Musk on the witness stand, defending Tesla buyout tweets (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    During testimony in the trial over 2018 tweets related to the electric vehicle maker potentially going private, Tesla CEO Elon Musk defended his Twitter posts.

  13. Valdosta Daily Times

    AP Business SummaryBrief at 12:09 a.m. EST (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    Elon Musk takes witness stand to defend Tesla buyout tweets

  14. Al Jazeera

    Musk on trial says his tweets don’t always affect Tesla stock (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    ‘Just because I tweet something does not mean people believe it or will act accordingly,’ the Tesla boss told a jury.

  15. KTVZ Bend

    Elon Musk takes the stand in class-action lawsuit over controversial tweet (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Matt McFarland and Chris Isidore, CNN Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the stand in a California court room Friday to testify in the lawsuit over his controversial “funding secured” tweet in 2018. Tesla, Musk and company directors are facing a shareholder lawsuit over his infamous 2018 tweet, which said …

  16. WFMZ Allentown

    Elon Musk testifies in 2nd day of Tesla tweet trial (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Elon Musk returned to federal court Monday in San Francisco to testify in a class action lawsuit filed by Tesla investors alleging he misled them with a tweet. The tweet

  17. NBC News

    Elon Musk is back on the witness stand in trial over his tweets about taking Tesla private (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    “Just because I tweet something does not mean people believe it or will act accordingly,” Musk told the jury Friday in San Francisco federal court.

  18. Breitbart News

    Elon Musk Tells Jury that Investors Didn't Take His Infamous Tesla 'Funding Secured' Tweet Seriously (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Tesla CEO and new Twitter owner Elon Musk attempted to downplay the impact of his Twitter account during a fraud trial related to his infamous 2018 "funding secured" tweet. Musk told the jury, "Just because I tweet about something doesn't mean people believe it or will act accordingly."

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