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Elon Musk takes stand in Twitter shareholder trial in San Francisco federal court

Headline from KTVU San Francisco, from the development of Mar 4, 2026

Newest development Mar 5, 2026 · 3 reportsElon Musk testifies in Twitter shareholder trial alleging he purposefully drove down stock before his purchase

Elon Musk took the stand in a shareholder trial in San Francisco, where he’s accused of making false and misleading statements that drove down Twitter’s stock price ahead of his purchase.

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    Elon Musk takes stand in Twitter shareholder trial in San Francisco federal court

    Headline from KTVU San Francisco ·

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    Elon Musk testifies in Twitter shareholder trial alleging he purposefully drove down stock before his purchase

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  1. KTVU San Francisco

    Elon Musk takes stand in Twitter shareholder trial in San Francisco federal court (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    Elon Musk took the stand in a shareholder trial in San Francisco, where he’s accused of making false and misleading statements that drove down Twitter’s stock price ahead of his purchase.

  2. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Musk to stand trial in SF for alleged false statements on Twitter that drove down stock price (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Elon Musk to take the stand in a Twitter shareholder trial in San Francisco, accusing him of driving down stock with false public statements

  3. The Guardian

    Elon Musk takes witness stand in trial over Twitter takeover (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Twitter investors allege the billionaire publicly derided the social network to sink its stock price and buy it at a bargain

  4. The Boston Globe

    Elon Musk to take stand in Twitter shareholder trial accusing him of deflating stock before purchase (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The lawsuit claims Musk violated federal securities laws by making false, public statements that “were carefully calculated to drive down the price of Twitter stock.”

  5. Kokomo Tribune

    Elon Musk takes stand in Twitter shareholder trial accusing him of deflating stock before purchase (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Elon Musk took the stand in a shareholder trial Wednesday in San Francisco, where he’s accused of making false and misleading statements that drove down Twitter’s stock price before he

  6. Los Angeles Times

    Musk takes the stand in the trial where he's accused of deflating Twitter stock ahead of purchase (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Elon Musk took the stand in a shareholder trial Wednesday in San Francisco, where he’s accused of making false and misleading statements that drove down Twitter’s stock price before he bought the social media platform for $44 billion in 2022.

  7. New York Post

    Elon Musk discusses past tweets, bots as he testifies at Twitter shareholder trial (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Elon Musk took the stand in a shareholder trial on Wednesday in San Francisco, where he’s accused of making false and misleading statements that drove down Twitter’s stock price before he bought the social media platform for $44 billion in 2022.

  8. CBS News

    Elon Musk testifies in Twitter shareholder trial alleging he purposefully drove down stock before his purchase (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Elon Musk reached a deal to buy Twitter in April 2022. On May 13, 2022, he declared his plan "temporarily on hold" over the number of spam and fake accounts on the platform. Twitter's stock tumbled as a result.

  9. KOB 4

    Elon Musk defends tweets in lawsuit alleging they caused Twitter stock to fall before acquisition (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Elon Musk continued to defend his actions in the months leading up to his 2022 purchase of Twitter in court Thursday. He faces a class action lawsuit claiming he misled investors. The civil trial in San Francisco centers on a class-action lawsuit filed just before Musk took control of Twitter, a soc…

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