Category: tweets

US Judge Says Musk Recklessly Tweeted That ‘Funding Secured’ for Taking Tesla Private

SAN FRANCISCO—A U.S. judge has determined that Elon Musk’s 2018 tweets that funding had been secured to take electric car maker Tesla private was inaccurate and reckless, saying “there was nothing concrete” about financing from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund at that time. San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Edward Chen’s pre-trial decision represented a major…


Tesla Faces Investor Lawsuit Over Musk Tweets on 10 Percent Stock Sales

San Francisco—Tesla Inc. was hit by a lawsuit over CEO Elon Musk’s social media posts including his Twitter poll on stock sales that pulled down its stock prices. Tesla investor David Wagner called for access to internal documents to investigate whether Tesla and Musk violated an agreement with the U.S. securities regulator and its board…


Marines Corp Account Deletes Critical Tweets to Tucker Carlson, Another Civilian as Sen. Cruz Sends Letter

A Marine Corps Twitter account at the center of controversy for lashing out at civilians deleted several tweets after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to the Pentagon secretary requesting a meeting with the commandant of the Marines following unusual and bellicose comments from the account against Fox host Tucker Carlson. The Marines’ II Marine…


Marine Corps Account Deletes Critical Tweets to Tucker Carlson, Another Civilian as Sen. Cruz Sends Letter

A Marine Corps Twitter account at the center of controversy for lashing out at civilians deleted several tweets after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to the Pentagon secretary requesting a meeting with the commandant of the Marines following unusual and bellicose comments from the account against Fox host Tucker Carlson. The Marines’ II Marine…