Coverage dated March 16, 2026 to March 20, 2026

Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors in $44B Twitter deal

Headline from FOX 13 Tampa

A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion.

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39 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    Twitter shareholder lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of driving down stock goes to jury: ‘Knew what he was doing’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Closing arguments concluded Tuesday in a trial pitting Elon Musk against Twitter shareholders who say the world’s richest man engaged in a pattern of deceptive behavior that misled investors as he attempted to back out of his $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform in 2022.

  2. FOX 13 Tampa

    Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors in $44B Twitter deal (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    FOX 13 Tampa's feed description

    A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion.

  3. NBC4 Washington

    Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase, absolves him of some fraud claims (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022...

  4. NPR

    Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion. But it absolved him of some fraud allegations.

  5. CBS News

    Jury finds Elon Musk liable for misleading investors during Twitter purchase (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition​ of the social media company.

  6. FOX Business

  7. CNN

    Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders ahead of acquisition in 2022, jury finds (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A California jury on Friday largely sided with Twitter shareholders who accused billionaire Elon Musk of making false statements and intentionally driving down the social media company’s stock ahead of his $44 billion acquisition in 2022.

  8. Digital Journal

    US jury finds Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    A federal jury in California found Friday that tech tycoon Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders, driving down the company's share price as he was poised

  9. WSVN Miami

    Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase, absolves him of some fraud claims - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury has found Elon Musk liable for defrauding investors by deliberately driving down Twitter’s stock price in the tumultuous months leading up

  10. The Guardian

    Musk responsible for Twitter investors’ stock dropping when he bought company, jury rules (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    California jurors hand win to investors who sued billionaire saying he publicly disparaged social media platform in 2022

  11. Deutsche Welle

  12. Fortune

    Musk misled Twitter investors before 2022 buyout, jury says (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Mark Molumphy, a lawyer for the investors, said after the verdict he thinks the damages will amount to $2.6 billion.

  13. Variety

    Elon Musk Misled Twitter Investors Ahead of His $44 Billion Takeover in 2022, Jury Finds (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Elon Musk artificially drove down the price of Twitter's stock in 2022 with tweets claiming the social-media company had underreported how many fake and spam accounts were on its platform, a federal jury found.

  14. Al Jazeera

    US jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Jury finds that two tweets posted in May 2022 by Musk contained false statements.

  15. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Jury: Musk misled Twitter investors (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    SAN FRANCISCO -- A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion.

  16. Engadget

    Elon Musk misled investors during his Twitter takeover, jury finds (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    A group of former Twitter investors have prevailed at a federal civil trial over Elon Musk's actions amid his $44 billion acquisition of the social platform in 2022.

  17. Insider

    Elon Musk misled Twitter investors in an effort to try to lower its purchase price, a jury finds (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    A jury on Friday found that Elon Musk misled Twitter's shareholders in an attempt to lower the price of the social media platform prior to purchase.

  18. Deadline

    Elon Musk Misled Twitter Shareholders Ahead Of $44B Acquisition (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Elon Musk has been found liable by a California jury for misleading Twitter shareholders amid his $44 billion acquisition of the platform.

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